Iraqi jewish heritage

Since ISIS attacked the diversity of the Iraqi community, diversity is now valued far more consciously, and this trend’s most surprising consequence is related to the Iraqi Jews.

Daoud Ghali Yadgar was only 21 years old when he was snatched and accused of spying for Israel.

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 after they received it in Iraq, but read it only once because of the pain it caused.

The exodus of the Jews from many parts of the world is frequently and sadly sometimes a precursor for other forced migrations.

"Since the exile of Jews from Iraq virtually no Jewish life remains in the country – this treasured collection belongs to the Jewish community and should be made available to them.”

The king of the island nation has plans to establish a Museum of Religious Tolerance in the capital city by the end of the year.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers and Jewish groups have lobbied to renegotiate the deal, arguing that the documents should be kept in the US or elsewhere where they are accessible to Iraqi Jews and their descendants.

Two days in 1941 led directly to the violent expulsion of 120,000 Iraqi Jews from their land, the confiscation of their property and possessions.

Not only the Palestinian Arabs suffered a nakba; the Jews of the Arab world had their own catastrophe.