Iraqi jews
Paris court dismisses Jewish family's compensation claim against government for not paying rent
The claim sought unpaid rent from the French government for its use of the family's ancestral home in Iraq as an embassy.
Thousands of Middle East Jewish refugees lost est. $263 billion in assets, researchers show UNHRC
Grandson of expelled Iraqi Jews sues French gov't for millions unpaid rent on house used as embassy
Alan Yentob, British Jewish broadcaster and former BBC controller, dies at 78
The Sassoons are having a moment. Here’s why that matters
The Sassoon family cannot be reduced to a stereotype of wealthy Jewish collectors who assimilated into European culture, nor can they be seen simply as “The Rothschilds of the East.”
Don't forget, remember the Farhud - editorial
More than 850,000 Jews fled or were expelled from Arab and Muslim lands in 1948, upon Israel’s establishment as a state.
Forgotten Arabian Jews recount lives of happiness and horror
A new book gives voice to some of the million or so Sephardi Jews who once lived harmoniously in the Mideast and North Africa, but who left everything behind after an explosion of antisemitism.
The story of Iraqi Jews, antisemitism in new UK play - a biased review
That story is not mine alone. It is the story of hundreds of thousands of Jews from Arab countries forced to flee their millennia-old homelands.
Jews in Bollywood: The Jewish actresses that shaped Indian cinema
New Delhi mural memorializes pioneering Baghdadi-Jewish film divas that helped shape the Bollywood film industry.
Iraqi Jewish archives need to be returned to Iraqi Jews - opinion
The Iraqi Jewish Archive is now at grave risk at the hands of an Iraqi government that has criminalized relations with Jewish people.
Award-winning 'Wolf of Baghdad' comes in Israel at Animax
Cartoonist Carol Isaacs, who often draws under the name Surreal McCoy, is set to bring the cinematic adaptation of her award-winning Wolf of Baghdad comic to Israel for the first time.
Unlikely trio bring spirit, sound of Iraqi music to Confederation House
The threesome will take the stage at Confederation House on July 28 (8:30 p.m.) to strut their stuff – which will lean heavily on the Iraqi Arabic side of the musical genre tracks.
81 years since the Farhud: Iraqi families have not forgotten - opinion
My in-laws were lucky to have gotten out when they did. In December 1947, a Farhud-type pogrom swept Aleppo, leaving the community devastated.
Iraq's anti-Israel law only hurts Iraqis - opinion
Iraq’s persecution of Jews, while tragic for the Iraqi Jewish community, has ultimately only led to suffering within Iraq for the Iraqi people.
