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1930–2019 · Literature & Scholarship
Shimon Ballas
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0012
Briefing
Baghdad-born novelist and scholar who wrote about Iraqi Jewish identity and Arabic-Hebrew cultural worlds. Shimon Ballas (1930–2019) is remembered here for contributions to literature & scholarship and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- 1930–2019
- Field
- Literature & Scholarship
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0012
Source
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Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Shimon Ballas,” IJHDA-PER-0012, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/shimon-ballas/