Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Kurdish Jewish family members in Rawanduz, 1905 — public domain in Iraq per Commons
born 1938 · Language & Scholarship
Yona Sabar
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0038
Briefing
Zakho-born scholar and linguist renowned for documenting Jewish Neo-Aramaic languages and the oral traditions of Kurdistani Jews. Yona Sabar (born 1938) is remembered here for contributions to language & scholarship and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- born 1938
- Field
- Language & Scholarship
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0038
Source
Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Kurdish Jewish family members in Rawanduz, 1905 — public domain in Iraq per Commons
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Yona Sabar,” IJHDA-PER-0038, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/yona-sabar/