Amnon Shamosh

Amnon Shamosh (born 28 January 1929) is an Israeli author and poet.
Biography.
Amnon Shamosh was born in Aleppo, Mandatory Syria. In his childhood he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and participated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in a Palmach unit. He studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a founder of kibbutz Ma'ayan Baruch, where he has resided ever since.
Published works.
Shamosh also wrote the non-fiction book "Haketer, the Story of the Aleppo Codex".
Awards and recognition.
Shamosh was awarded the President's Prize for Literature in 2001. He also got many different awards.