Not many people got to do a real pioneering act like Sami Michael, says Eli Amir. He was a trailblazer because he and Shimon Vebles were the first two Iraqi writers.
Sami wrote about the transition and social problems and was a writer involved in society. It's a really sad day. He always told me: Eli, in our family we live longer. I wish it was more than a hundred. That's why I waited for her to die in at least ten years.