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Asenath Barzani

Asenath Barzani

Scholar and poet
Asenath Barzani, was a Kurdish Jewish female rabbinical scholar and poet who lived near Duhok, Kurdistan. Wikipedia
Born: 1590, Mosul, Iraq
Died: 1670 (age 80 years), Amedi, Iraq
Known for: First recorded female Rabbinical scholar, early historical Kurdish woman