Berthe-Sultana Bénichou-Aboulker | |
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![]() Early portrait of Bénichou-Aboulker
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Born |
Oran |
May 16, 1888
Died | August 19, 1942 Algiers |
(aged 54)
Genre |
Poetry, Drama |
Notable works | La Kahena, reine berbière |
Spouse | Henri Aboulker |
Children | José Aboulker |
Berthe-Sultana Bénichou-Aboulker (16 May 1888, Oran - 19 August 1942, Algiers) was a French Algerian poet and playwright who wrote in French. Her play, La Kahena, reine berbière (1933) was the "first work published by a Jewish woman in Algeria".
She was the daughter of Adélaïde Azoubib (poet and prose writer) and her second husband, Mardochée Bénichou. She had at least one sibling, a brother, Raymond Benichou. Her husband, Henri Aboulker, was a surgeon and professor; their son, José Aboulker was a surgeon and political figure.