David Bensoussan

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David Bensoussan (born 1947) is a Moroccan-Canadian author and educator. Bensoussan has worked in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the École de technologie supérieure of the Université du Québec since 1980.[1] He is best known for his histories of the Jewish community of Morocco and for his leadership roles in the Sephardi Jewish community.[2][3][4][5] He has served as President of the Communauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec (United Sefardic Community of Quebec).[6][7]

Biography

Bensoussan holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from McGill University.

He was born in Mogador, and lived there until the family moved to a larger city when he was eight.[1] His family left Morocco for Israel in 1965 when he was a teenager.[6] He earned his first degree in Israel, and moved from Israel to Canada in 1976.[1]

In addition to his work as a professor and occasional employment in the tech sector, Bensoussan is author of a self-published, three-volume study of the Bible, La Bible Prise au Berceau, prefaced by biblical scholar André Chouraqui, in which he claims to have integrated historical, archaeological, and ethical analysis of the text.[1]

Civic involvement

Until 2012, Bensoussan served as a sitting member of the Paul Martin and Stephen Harper government's Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security. Established in 2005, the panel brought together prominent members from a number of Canada's cultural communities and government entities to discuss policy and program issues, and to promote dialogue and strengthening understanding between the national authorities and its electorate.[8][9]

Bensoussan actively supported Irwin Cotler when he stood for Parliament.[10] He has served as vice president of the Canadian Jewish Congress.[11]

Writing

Bensoussan won the Prix Haïm Zafrani, a literary prize, in 2012 for his 2010 book, Il était une fois le Maroc.[12][13] A second edition of the book was published, with more lavish illustrations.[12]

Bensoussan's books about and knowledge of the Jews of Morocco are referred to by the growing number of scholars and other groups interested in the history and ethnography of the Moroccan Jewish community.[14][15][16] He has testified on the subject at Parliamentary inquires in Canada.[17]

Bensoussan frequently publishes essays in

Huffington Post Québec , La voix sépharade, his own blog[21]
and many more publications.

Bensoussan has published two novels (La rosace du roi Salomon and L'énigme du roi Salomon), a memoir (Le fils de Mogador), two historical essays (L'Espagne des trois religions : grandeur et décadence de la convivencia and Il était une fois le Maroc), and, with Asher Knafo, an art book about illuminated Jewish marriage contracts (Mariage juif à Mogador).[14][22]

Books

References

  1. ^
    ProQuest 433467151
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  2. ProQuest 433607385
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  3. ProQuest 433609950
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  4. ProQuest 240793690
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  5. ProQuest 433247080
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  6. ^ a b Weiner, Robert (15 June 2009). "Among Morocco's sights, signs of a tolerant past". New Jersey Jewish News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  7. ^ Kokol, Sam (17 November 2013). "Canadian parliamentary c'tee calls to recognize Jewish refugees of 1948". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Harper Government Reaches Out to Canadian Communities". Public Safety Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  9. ProQuest 1019871597
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  10. ProQuest 864992705
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  11. ProQuest 431373975
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  12. ^ a b Levy, Elias (23 October 2012). "David Bensoussan lauréat d'un réputé Prix littéraire". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Le Prix Haïm Zafrani". Institut Universitaire Elie Wiesel. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Le judaïsme marocain est "bien vivant"". atlasinfo.fr. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  15. ^ Schroeter, Daniel J. (2008). "The Shifting Boundaries of Moroccan Jewish Identities". Jewish Social Studies. 15 (1).
  16. ^ Shefa, Sheri (28 May 2012). "Festival to celebrate Jewish life in Morocco". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Hearings on the situation of Jewish refugees from Middle Eastern nations". parl.gc.ca. Parliament of Canada; Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  18. ^ Bensoussan, David (27 January 2015). "Pour une relecture des Écritures". La Presse. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  19. ^ Bensoussan, David (23 October 2014). "Une intervention dans une réalité moyen-orientale complexe". La Presse. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  20. ^ Bensoussan, David (21 August 2014). "Clichés médiatiques sur le Proche-Orient". La Presse. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  21. ^ "Editions du Lys HTTT Inc". Editions du Lys HTTT Inc. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  22. ^ a b c ""La Rosace du Roi Salomon", nouveau roman de David Bensoussan". Le Mag. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  23. JSTOR 40386438
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  24. ^ "The Ketubot of Mogador-Lecture and Presentation on the Tradition of Moroccan Marriage Contracts". cjh.org. Center for Jewish History. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  25. ^ Tagger, Mathilde. "Index of (Names Found in) A Jewish Wedding in Mogador (Morocco)" (PDF). sephardicstudies.org. Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture. Retrieved 6 May 2015.


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