Introduction to Translation of Avraham Mapu’s The Hypocrite into Judeo-Arabic

Isaac ben Jacob Mamo

1942–1943

In the early days of November 1942 (on November 14th) the German army conquered Tunisia with the aim of repelling the Allied Armies (the English and American) in Morocco, Algeria, and western Tunisia. The Germans advanced toward the Allied forces in order to attack them. Units of the German army who took up positions along the whole of the…

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Isaac ben Jacob Mamo

1880–1967

Born in Nabeul, Tunisia, Isaac ben Jacob Mamo was among the earliest Zionist leaders in the area. He served as secretary of the Tunisian delegation at the first Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, and continued to attend through 1911. He spent his last years in Jerusalem.

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