Shimon Latif Khayyat

Background

Khayyat, Shimon Latif was born on December 13, 1938 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Haskel and Georgiya (Shabat) Khayyat.

Education

Bachelor, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1965, Master of Arts (Ben Tzvi Institute scholar 1966-1970), 1971. MLSC.W. Post, 1988; Doctor of Philosophy., Dropsie University, 1975.

Career

Teacher Arabic, Israel, 1967-1970. Translator Arabic documents from Ottoman period Council Sephardic Community, Jerusalem, 1969-1971. Research assistant department geography Hebrew University, 1969-1970, department music, 1972, Truman Institute, 1971-1972.

Associate professor Arabic, Hebrew and Syriac, Dropsie University, Philadelphia, 1974-1982, chairman Middle East program, 1975-1982.

Cataloger Arabic materials Oriental division New York Public Library., 1983-1989. Near East catalog library Sterling Memorial Library., Yale University, 1989.

Member of faculty The New School, 1976. Instructor Arabic New School, New York City, 1976;summer teacher Camp Ramah, Canada, 1973, 74.

Library Near East catalog Sterling Memorial Library.

Yale University, 1989.

Achievements

• Shimon Latif Khayyat has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Association professors Hebrew, Association Jewish Studies, American Oriental Society, professors for Peace in Middle East.

Connections

Married Vita Glassman, May 13, 1971. Children: Haskel, Devorah.

Father:

Haskel Khayyat

Mother:

Georgiya (Shabat) Khayyat

Spouse:

Vita Glassman

child:

Devorah Khayyat

child:

Haskel Khayyat