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Shmuel Yosef Agnon

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Shmuel Yosef Agnon Famous memorial

Birth
Buchach, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopilska, Ukraine
Death
17 Feb 1970 (aged 81)
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
Burial
Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel Add to Map
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Author. He was awarded Nobel Prize for literature in 1966 co-jointly with Swedish poet Nelly Sachs. He wrote such works as "Upon the Handle of the Lock," "Days of Awe," and "Bridal Canopy."
Author. He was awarded Nobel Prize for literature in 1966 co-jointly with Swedish poet Nelly Sachs. He wrote such works as "Upon the Handle of the Lock," "Days of Awe," and "Bridal Canopy."


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Laurie
  • Added: Dec 31, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8228070/shmuel_yosef-agnon: accessed ), memorial page for Shmuel Yosef Agnon (17 Jul 1888–17 Feb 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8228070, citing Mount of Olives Cemetery, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel; Maintained by Find a Grave.