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Sami Michael, an award-winning Iraqi-Israeli author who was known for writing poignantly about oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries, died on Monday. “His characters bridged the divide between Jews and Arabs,” said Itamar Drori, a senior lecturer in literature at Israel's Bar Ilan University. Because Michael was a native Arabic speaker who grew up immersed in Baghdad's rich cultural scene, Michael often felt closer to Arab culture in Israel, especially because Israel's European-influenced Jewish leadership discriminated against Mizrahi Jews, Drori said.
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