Nissim Aloni

Nissim Aloni (Hebrew: נסים אלוני, 24 August 1926 – 13 June 1998) was an Israeli playwright and translator. Aloni was born Nissim Levi to poor Bulgarian Jewish immigrant parents in Mandate Palestine. His family lived in Florentin, a low-income neighborhood in south Tel Aviv, which later became an inspiration for his work.After graduating from high school, Aloni enlisted in the Notrut, a Jewish militia operating as an auxiliary police force alongside the British. He wrote for the weekly BaMahane, and fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Following his military service, he was appointed to the editorial board of the periodical B'Ayin and served as literary editor of Ashmoret. He studied history and French at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.In his later years, a stroke left him severely handicapped. He died on 13 June, 1998 at a hospital in Tel Aviv.