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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Ephemeris for September 21, 1933
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 21, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 21, 2025 |
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| Sun | 27 Virgo 55 | 28 Virgo 38 | 0 Capricorn 5 |
| Moon | 18 Libra 22 | 23 Virgo 18 | 11 Pisces 53 |
| Mercury | 5 Libra 37 | 5 Libra 12 | 14 Sagittarius 19 |
| Venus | 6 Scorpio 48 | 2 Virgo 15 | 13 Aquarius 53 |
| Mars | 17 Scorpio 22 | 29 Libra 22 | 25 Capricorn 29 |
| Jupiter | 2 Libra 11 | 21 Cancer 12 | 19 Libra 42 |
| Saturn | 10 Aquarius 22 | 28 Pisces 23 | 13 Aquarius 34 |
| Uranus | 26 Aries 29 | 1 Gemini 23 | 23 Aries 30 |
| Neptune | 10 Virgo 36 | 0 Aries 48 | 12 Virgo 22 |
| Pluto | 24 Cancer 30 | 1 Aquarius 28 | 24 Cancer 7 |
| Rahu | 26 Aquarius 57 | 17 Pisces 32 | 22 Aquarius 5 |
| Ketu | 26 Leo 57 | 17 Virgo 32 | 22 Leo 5 |
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