Nina Pinto-Abecasis
Nina Pinto-Abecasis | |
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נינה פינטו אבקסיס | |
| Born | 1971 Ashkelon, Israel |
| Died | 22 July 2019 (aged 48) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Yad Ben Zvi |
| Employer(s) | Haaretz Kol Yisrael Ashkelon Academic College Bar-Ilan University |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works |
Nina Pinto-Abecasis (Hebrew: נינה פינטו אבקסיס, 1971 – 22 July 2019) was an Israeli folklorist, writer and educator. Her folklore research specialised in the Haketia (also written as Hakitia or Haquitía) language, a form of Judaeo-Spanish historically spoken by Sephardim in North Africa. She was also known for advocating for the inclusion of nicknames in folklore studies.