Posts Tagged: Iraq Jewish community
The Old Jewish Cemetery of Baghdad: A Forgotten Chapter in Iraq’s History
The old Jewish cemetery in Baghdad, a relic of a once-thriving Jewish community, holds the stories of generations who contributed to Iraq’s social, cultural, and...
US Lawmakers: Keep Iraqi Jewish Archive in America
JNS.org - The White House is facing pressure to keep the Iraqi Jewish Archive, which was seized following the capture of Baghdad in 2003, and...
When Iraq Expelled Its Jews to Israel: The Inside Story
After Adolf Hitler’s defeat in May 1945, many Nazis melted away from the Reich, smuggled out by such organizations as the infamous Odessa group and...
Islamic State Threatening Tomb of Jewish Prophet Nahum in Iraq
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group’s offensive in Iraq is now threatening to take the northern Iraqi village of Alqosh, which is home to...
Remembering Babylon: New Exhibit Explores Roots of Jewish Life in Iraq
The Bible Lands Museum, the only museum in the world dedicated to the history of the Ancient Near East from a biblical perspective, has a new...
