The Iraqi Jewish archives were rescued in Baghdad by US forces in 2003 from a flooded basement of the Iraqi secret services headquarters.
Tik (Torah case) and Glass Panel from Baghdad, 19th-20th centuries. In Jewish communities throughout the Middle East, the Torah scroll is generally housed in a rigid tik, or case made of wood or metal.(photo credit: US NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION)ByCAROLINE B. GLICK
