Mir Basri
Mīr Baṣrī | |
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| Native name | مير بصري |
| Born | 19 September 1911 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 4 January 2006 (aged 94) London, UK |
| Language | Hebrew, Arabic |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
Mir (also transliterated as Me'īr and Meer) S. Baṣrī (
Arabic: مير بصري; 1911-2006) was an Iraqi Jewish writer, economist, journalist, and poet.[1] Among many public positions he held, Basri served as the head and central leader of Baghdad's Jewish community.[2]
Life
Basri was born on 19 September 1911 in Baghdad to Shaool Basri and Farha Dangoor (the daughter of the Chief Rabbi of Baghdad,
Iraqi Foreign Ministry
, going on to hold a number of government positions including many relating to Iraq's Jewish community.
In early January 1969, Basri, then-Chairman of the
antisemitic efforts to censor the Iraqi Jewish community. In the early 1970s Basri, who had originally been unwilling to immigrate from his home country, left Iraq for Amsterdam. From Amsterdam, he immigrated to the UK where he lived until his death in 2006.[5]
Writing
During his career, Basri wrote in a variety of genres, including poetry, biography, periodical, and essay and memoir.
Basri described himself as being enthralled with Arabic, particularly Arabic poetry, and published much of his work in the language.[8]
References
- ^ OCLC 39109208.
- ^ "The Day Iraqi Jews Return to Baghdad". Haaretz. 2002-07-26. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ The Middle East and North Africa. Vol. 22. Europa Publications. 1975.
- ISBN 9780231107969.
- ISSN 0026-3206.
- ISSN 0001-6446.
- JSTOR 20689305.
- OCLC 893925553.
- Mir Basri, by Shmuel Moreh, Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World, 2010, p 3 - 5
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