Myriam Harry
Pen name of Maria Rosette Shapira (April 1869 (some sources say 1875) – March 10, 1958), a French journalist and writer
About Myriam Harry
Lived 1869 – 1958 (aged 89). Myriam Harry was a French and Turkish writer, journalist and secretary.
Myriam Harry was the pen name of Maria Rosette Shapira (April 1869 – 10 March 1958), a French journalist and writer.
The daughter of Moses Wilhelm and Anna Magdalena Rosette Shapira (née Jöckel),
She also wrote accounts of her travels in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Her reportage of the trial of insurgents accused of murdering French settlers in the Thala-Kasserine Disturbances was instrumental in securing clemency for those sentenced to death.
She died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
Selected works Source: La Divine chanson (1911) La petite fille de Jérusalem (1914) Siona chez les Barbares (1918) Siona à Paris (1919) Le Tendre cantique de Siona (1922) Les Amants de Sion (1923) La Nuit de Jérusalem (1928) La Jérusalem retrouvée (1930)
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Who was Myriam Harry?
pen name of Maria Rosette Shapira (April 1869 (some sources say 1875) – March 10, 1958), a French journalist and writer
When was Myriam Harry born?
Myriam Harry was born on 21 February 1869 in Jerusalem.
When did Myriam Harry die?
Myriam Harry died on 10 March 1958 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
What was Myriam Harry's occupation?
Myriam Harry was a writer, journalist and secretary.
What nationality was Myriam Harry?
Myriam Harry was French and Turkish.
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