Preservation Promotion Education
Is the Lost Language of Iraqi Jews Really Lost?
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By Mardean Isaac On the anniversary of the Farhud of 1941, when Iraqi Jews’ violent dispossession began, a look at how the Baghdadi diaspora’s eventual return to Israel fostered scholarly […]
Iraqi-Jewish archive triggers ‘traumatic memories’
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A battle is ongoing over a collection of Iraqi Jewish heirlooms, as few agree on where it should be based. by Dalia Hatuqa Baltimore, United States – A […]
Protagonists of ‘Remember Baghdad’ feel Jews have ‘unfinished business’ in Iraq
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By Eliana Rudee/JNS When thinking of the words “refugee” and “Middle East,” many displaced groups come to mind. But few know that some of the original refugees of the region […]
Now-dispersed Iraqi Jewish community fights for access to its legacy
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‘Why should someone’s diploma and grades be in a museum?’ With a stolen trove of historical documents slated for return to Baghdad, Jews from Iraq demand their personal effects back […]
Iraqi Jews Speaking Up to Preserve Their Heritage
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by Fiyaz Mughal Jewish history in Iraq has been documented as far back as 2,500 years to Babylonian Times and few know that Iraqi Jews played a role in the […]
Help Preserve Judaeo-Arabic
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University of Haifa Mother Tongue Project aimed at preserving pieces of our linguistic heritage. The phenomenon of language death is not unique to the Jewish people. The loss of languages […]
Iraqi Jews – Preserving a Rich Heritage
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by Sharon Kanon (WZPS) It is hard to imagine what it must have been like to take a stroll down a street in Baghdad, or sit on the shores of […]
Arabic has a Jewish dialect, and these women speak it
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Public Radio International tells us the unlikely story of the near-death and cultural revival of Judeo-Arabic. Alina Simone tracked down three Judeo-Arabic speakers in Montreal. They arrived there decades […]
The vanished Iraqi Jews
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by Joseph Samuels I was born in “Taht El Takia” in the Jewish quarter of the old city of Baghdad in December of 1930. My mother tongue is Arabic. My […]
Custody battle over rare Iraqi-Jewish historical documents
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by Tom Tugend | On May 6, 2003, 16 American soldiers of a special unit searching for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction entered the flooded basement of Saddam […]
Long Island Jews Unite To Keep Artifacts Seized From Saddam Hussein’s Police
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Treasures, Including Torahs, Dating 500 Years Supposed To Be Returned To Iraq March 17, 2014 6:36 PM These artifacts were seized by the U.S. in the headquarters of Saddam Hussein’s […]