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Elaine Mokhtefi (1928-2026) Activist, writer. Elaine Mokhtefi was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Elaine (Klein) Mokhtefi

Locations

Kings•New York

Author's Timeline

1928

Birth

Kings County
Elaine Mokhtefi was born Elaine Klein in Brooklyn, New York, on December 10, 1928.

2002

Literary Work

Paris: An Illustrated History
Hippocrene Books
0781808383 / 978-0781808385
History.



2018

Literary Work

Algiers, Third World Capital: Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers
Verso
1788730003 / 978-1788730006
Memoir.

2021

Literary Work

I Was a French Muslim: Memories of an Algerian Freedom Fighter
Other Press
1635421802 / 978-1635421804
Memoir written in French by Mokhtar Mokhtefi and translated to English by Elaine Mokhtefi.

2026

Death

New York County
Elaine Mokhtefi died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on September 11, 2026.

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