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Haim Gouri

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Haim Gouri (1923-) is a Jewish poet, novelist, and journalist born in Tel Aviv and currently living in Jerusalem. Following time in Europe where he helped Jews emigrate to Palestine following World War II, he fought in the 1948 Israeli War of Independence. The impact of these events on Gouri is evident in his writing. He has been called "Israel's Poet."