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1852–1914 · Rabbinic Scholarship
Shimon Agassi
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0029
Briefing
Baghdad scholar, communal figure and kabbalist whose writings and family archive provide valuable evidence about Jewish intellectual life in Iraq. Shimon Agassi (1852–1914) is remembered here for contributions to rabbinic scholarship and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- 1852–1914
- Field
- Rabbinic Scholarship
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0029
Source
Photo credit / rights: Historic portrait — attribution permission on Wikimedia Commons
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Shimon Agassi,” IJHDA-PER-0029, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/shimon-agassi/