Sasson Somekh is an Iraqi-born Israeli scholar specializing in contemporary Arabic literature. Born in Baghdad in 1933 to a secular Jewish family, he immigrated to Israel in 1951. Somekh became proficient in Hebrew and translated various Arabic works, contributing to Jewish-Arab coexistence. He earned his PhD from Oxford in 1968, with his research on Naguib Mahfouz. Somekh held significant academic positions, including founding the Arabic Language and Literature Department at Tel Aviv University and receiving the Israel Prize in 2005, recognizing him as a leading figure in Arabic studies.
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Time Zone - Asia/Baghdad (3:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Sasson
joy, happiness
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Sasson Somekh belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Baghdad
Place of Death: Tel Aviv-Yafo
Educated At: Tel Aviv University | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | University of Oxford
Occupation: literary theorist | orientalist | arabist | translator | writer
Employers: Tel Aviv University | Uppsala University
Awards Received: The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture | Israel Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 21, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for September 21, 2024 |
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| Sun | 27 Virgo 55 | 28 Virgo 52 | 29 Sagittarius 4 |
| Moon | 18 Libra 22 | 14 Taurus 35 | 27 Aquarius 55 |
| Mercury | 5 Libra 37 | 20 Virgo 50 | 12 Sagittarius 51 |
| Venus | 6 Scorpio 48 | 27 Libra 53 | 13 Aquarius 10 |
| Mars | 17 Scorpio 22 | 9 Cancer 38 | 24 Capricorn 42 |
| Jupiter | 2 Libra 11 | 20 Gemini 48 | 19 Libra 34 |
| Saturn | 10 Aquarius 22 | 14 Pisces 57 | 13 Aquarius 29 |
| Uranus | 26 Aries 29 | 27 Taurus 7 | 23 Aries 31 |
| Neptune | 10 Virgo 36 | 28 Pisces 29 | 12 Virgo 22 |
| Pluto | 24 Cancer 30 | 29 Capricorn 43 | 24 Cancer 9 |
| Rahu | 26 Aquarius 57 | 6 Aries 52 | 22 Aquarius 8 |
| Ketu | 26 Leo 57 | 6 Libra 52 | 22 Leo 8 |
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