Some 850,000 Jews were forced to flee their homes in Arab countries across the Middle East in the days leading up to and following the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.
Some 50 synagogues, mostly serving Middle Eastern and Northern African congregants, will commemorate this painful.
Daoud Ghali Yadgar was only 21 years old when he was snatched and accused of spying for Israel.
Un film revient sur l’histoire tourmentée des juifs irakiens
The exodus of the Jews from many parts of the world is frequently and sadly sometimes a precursor for other forced migrations.
This is the untold story of the Jewish forgotten refugees. These Jews, who survived ethnic cleansing and were systematically expelled, were now forgotten.
Agency officials say the average rate of disappointed returnees to France from 1990-2014 was 10 percent but that the number has dropped since.
The executive order prohibits refugees from entering the United States for 120 days, with an indefinite ban on those fleeing war-torn Syria.