Berthe Bénichou-Aboulker

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Berthe-Sultana Bénichou-Aboulker
Early portrait of Bénichou-Aboulker
Early portrait of Bénichou-Aboulker
Born(1888-05-16)May 16, 1888
Oran
DiedAugust 19, 1942(1942-08-19) (aged 54)
Algiers
GenrePoetry,
Drama
Notable worksLa Kahena, reine berbière
SpouseHenri Aboulker
ChildrenJosé Aboulker

Berthe-Sultana Bénichou-Aboulker (16 May 1888, Oran - 19 August 1942, Algiers) was a Jewish-Algerian poet and playwright who wrote in French. Her play La Kahena, reine berbière (1933) was the "first work published by a Jewish woman in Algeria".[1]

Life[]

She was the daughter of Adélaïde Azoubib (poet and prose writer) and her second husband, Mardochée Bénichou. She had at least one sibling, a brother, Raymond Benichou.[2] Her husband, Henri Aboulker, was a surgeon and professor; their son, José Aboulker was a surgeon and political figure.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Sartori & Cottenet-Hage 2006, p. 264.
  2. ^ Assan 2012, p. 156.
  3. ^ Yehezkiel 2003, pp. 26, 127, 141.

Bibliography[]

  • Assan, Valérie (13 June 2012). Les consistoires israélites d'Algérie au XIXe siècle: "L'alliance de la civilisation et de la religion" (in French). Armand Colin. ISBN 978-2-200-28179-3.
  • Sartori, Eva Martin; Cottenet-Hage, Madeleine (1 January 2006). Daughters of Sarah: Anthology of Jewish Women Writing in French. Lynne Rienner Pub. ISBN 978-0-8419-1436-0.
  • Yehezkiel, Aliza (2003). The Davidic Families: The Genealogy of Colette Aboulker-Muscat. Aliza Yehezkiel. ISBN 978-965-90295-1-8.

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