Iraqi jews

Thousands of Middle East Jewish refugees lost est. $263 billion in assets, researchers show UNHRC

The report details how systematic state oppression, pogroms, and expulsions depopulated the nearly one million Jews of the Middle East.

Overview of the Human Rights Council one day after the U.S. announced their withdraw at the United Nations in Geneva,
IRAQI JEWS in Israel protest their counterparts’ persecution under the Ba’ath regime. (Fritz Cohen)

Grandson of expelled Iraqi Jews sues French gov't for millions unpaid rent on house used as embassy

 Alan Yentob, from London, Broadcaster and Television Executive poses after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. Picture date: Wednesday December 18, 2024.

Alan Yentob, British Jewish broadcaster and former BBC controller, dies at 78

IRAQI JEWS in Israel protest their counterparts’ persecution under the Ba’ath regime. (Fritz Cohen)

'Ensuring their story is remembered': Report highlights forgotten exodus of Iraqi Jews


Iraq to delay selection of a new president, lawmakers say

Iraq is delaying the presidential race due to many lawmakers boycotting the vote, prolonging a battle over the presidency and a new government being fought largely between Sadr and the pro-Iran camp.

Hassan Al-Adari, head of the political body of the Sadrist bloc, meets with Hoshyar Zebari, head of the Kurdish delegation, for negotiations on forming the new government after the parliamentary elections, in Baghdad, Iraq, November 5, 2021.

Israel’s Iraqi Jewish community free to celebrate Hanukkah together

Members of the Iraqi Jewish community in Israel met, sang and celebrated the holiday with their community's traditions.

 Members of Israel's Iraqi Jewish community at a Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 1, 2021

Iraqi Jew recalls escape from Baghdad 70 years ago

The end of exile: An Iraqi Jews shares his personal history, surviving the Farhud and the flight to Israel.

 ‘TRANSITIONS’ murals painted by Rubi  Bakal, now on display at Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center, depicting life for newly arrived Iraqi  immigrants in the transit camps.

End of exile: Iraqi Jew recalls escape from Baghdad 70 years ago

Baruch Meiri and 120,000 others fled from persecution in a mass immigration wave to Israel.

 Jewish Immigrants from Iraq leaving Israel's Lod Airport, 1951.

Iraqi speakers who called for peace with Israel face arrest

Some 300 Iraqi leaders convened to encourage normalization with Israel, prompting arrest warrants from an Iraqi court.

 People stand next to a Kurdistan flag as they wait for Pope Francis to hold a mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil, Iraq, March 7, 2021.

Mourning Iraq’s last Jewish doctor, Iraqis reconnect to Jewish history

Jews were important for Iraq and its modern development prior to the 1950s.

IRAQI JEWS in Israel protest their counterparts’ persecution under the Ba’ath regime. (Fritz Cohen)

Dr. Dhafer Fuad Eliyahu, one of the last Jews in Iraq, passes away

Eliyahu refused a number of offers to emigrate from Iraq over the years.

A Jewish cemetery is seen at the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq

Iraqi government prevents Jews from participating in Pope’s historic visit

Iraqi-born Edwin Shuker: Baghdad wasted a historic opportunity to reconcile with its Jews by inviting them to attend the ceremony at Ur.

A MURAL of Pope Francis adorns a church wall ahead of his upcoming visit to Iraq, in Baghdad on February 22.

Shlomo Hillel, former Israeli diplomat, politician, dies at 95

He was the pride of Israel's Iraqi community.

Former Mk and Minister Shlomo Hillel attends the LAbor Party conference marking the party's 50'th  anniversary in Tel Aviv, April 24, 2018. Shlomo Hillel is an Iraqi-born Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Knesset, Minister of Police and Minister of Internal Affairs. He was

Reichot VeTeamim: Iraqi traditional cuisine to warm you up

Limor Oren and Oded Shaharabani, a couple in life and owners of the delicatessen, decided to delve into the Iraqi cuisine and offer more than the regular kubbeh.

Reichot VeTeamim