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Montreal’s Iraqi-Jewish Community Pieces Together Fragments of its History

| כ״ה באדר א׳ ה׳תשע״ד (25/02/2014) | 0 Comments
Montreal’s Iraqi-Jewish Community Pieces Together Fragments of its History

 by Leah Balass Lisette Shashoua looks at her elementary school diploma and family photos from when she lived in Iraq. Lisette Shashoua looks at her elementary school diploma and family […]

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Canadian Parliamentary Hearings on Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries

| כ״א באייר ה׳תשע״ג (01/05/2013) | 0 Comments
Canadian Parliamentary Hearings on Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries

On May 2nd and 7th, 2013, former Jewish refugees and expert witnesses appeared before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee. The Committee sought historical and legal […]

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In Honor of Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands: Letter from a Forgotten Jew

| י״ד במרחשוון ה׳תש״ע (01/11/2009) | 0 Comments
In Honor of Jewish Refugees from Arab Lands: Letter from a Forgotten Jew

By David Harris I am a forgotten Jew. My roots are nearly 2,600 years old, my ancestors made landmark contributions to world civilization, and my presence was felt from North […]

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An AlQosh Man Struggles to Keep a Promise to an Old Friend

| י״ג באב ה׳תשס״ט (03/08/2009) | 0 Comments
An AlQosh Man Struggles to Keep a Promise to an Old Friend

By Amer Hedow AlQosh, IRAQ – Abandoned since 1948 by native Iraqi Jews remains the tomb of the Jewish Prophet Nahum, a minor prophet in the Hebrew Bible.  Nahum wrote […]

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