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Shalem Shabbezi
(1619—1720)

Rabbi Shalom ben Yosef Shabbazi, also Shalem Shabbezi or Salim Elshabizi was one of the greatest Jewish poets who lived in 17th century Yemen. Shabbazi was born in 1619 the village of Najd al-Walid close to Ta'izz, but lived most of his life in Sana'a, from which he was expelled, along with other Jews in 1679. He died in 1720. His father, Yosef... More...

Israel, 1999, Manuscript