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Lost history: understanding the unseen story of Iraqi Jews
Hannah Harn learns about the history of the Jews of Iraq As of 2016, Ireland was home to fewer than 3,000 Jews. “In the region of Munster, we have about 95 […]
What Do You Know? Iraq’s Jewish History
March 25, 2019 In the series What Do You Know?, we feature scholars’ answers to questions about Jewish history and culture submitted by our readers. Q: An anonymous reader asks: Are there any […]
City of London service is a tearful reminder of Iraqi massacre
Bevis Marks commemorates 50th anniversary of killing of Baghdad Jews As a spectacle in barbarity, it was hard to match, even by modern Middle East standards. On January 27 1969, […]
Young Iraqis re-encounter their Jewish compatriots
by Gilgamesh Nabeel After seven decades of alienation, Iraqi Jews use culture to build bridges with their non-Jewish countrymen and vice versa. Through Baghdadi folk songs and lullabies, British-born musician Carol […]
Jewish heritage survived ‘Islamic State’ in Iraq
Mosul’s Jewish quarter miraculously survived three years of occupation by the “Islamic State” terror group and the battle to evict it. Reporter Judit Neurink and photographer Eddy van Wessel went […]
Remembering Purim in Iraq; a Paradise of Parties and Pastries
Like visions of date palms laden with fruit, Purim in Iraq was paradise for children. “We were excused from school and over the two-day holiday, we’d attend six parties,” says […]
Zangula with Lemon Syrup
Ingredients For the syrup: 2 to 3 lemons 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) water 1 cup (200 grams) sugar For the dough and for frying: 1 1/8 teaspoons (1/2 package) active […]
A Lexicological Study of Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic in Iraqi Hebrew Novels
by Mohamed A. H. Ahmed ABSTRACT Sami Michael (b. Baghdad, 1926), Shimon Ballas (b. Baghdad, 1930) and Eli Amir (b. Baghdad, 1937) are three Iraqi Jewish authors who immigrated to Israel, […]
‘I’ve been sentenced to death’ – a farewell letter of an Iraqi Jew in 1969
By Zack Evans, Cassandra Gomes-Hochberg Sami Halali and his family were able to flee Iraq to Israel in 1971. Sami explained that the family hid the letter in their house […]
Ceremony Marks 50th Anniversary of Notorious Hanging of Baghdad Jews
by Benjamin Kerstein Iraqi Jews arriving at Lod Airport in Israel in 1951. Photo: Israel Government Press Office. The 50th anniversary of the public hanging of nine Iraqi Jews and […]
Israel said set to seek $250b compensation for Jews forced out of Arab countries
‘Time has come to correct historic injustice,’ minister says After 18 months of research, first claims being finalized for reported $35b from Tunisia, $15b from Libya, for assets Jews left […]
