Iraqi Jews
Mahmoud Abbas Plans To Reprint An Iraqi-Israeli Jew’s Tale Of Displacement
The book is said to have made the Palestinian Authority president cry.
What’s In The Iraqi Jewish Archive, Anyway?
To Iraqi Jews and their descendants, the archive represents the rich communal life and history they were forced to leave behind.
Can The Senate Stop The Iraqi Jewish Archive From Being Returned To Iraq?
A bipartisan group of senators is advocating for the archive to stay in the United States.
In Bipartisan Effort, Senators May Introduce Bill To Keep Iraqi Jewish Archive In U.S.
A bipartisan group of senators is discussing a bill to keep a trove of Iraqi Jewish artifacts in the United States.
EXCLUSIVE: The Iraqi Jewish Archive Could Reshape Foreign Policy. But Its Future Is Uncertain.
“At the end of the day, 850,000 Jews are now completely gone from the Arab countries. The only thing left is our dignity.”
EXCLUSIVE: In Exile, Iraqi Jews Are Desperate To Reclaim Their Artifacts — But So Is Iraq
“When I go to the cemetery, in front of the tomb where all these destroyed Torahs are buried, I feel like I’m praying at the tomb of my ancestors.”
EXCLUSIVE: The Last Relics Of Iraq’s Jewish Past Are In America. Should They Be Returned?
“They have no right to give it back, because it’s not theirs.”
My Name Is Loolwa Khazzoom and I Won’t Change That To Come Off Less Middle Eastern
I am an Iraqi-Israeli-American Jewish woman. I will not capitulate to xenophobes.
Will Fate of Iraqi Jews Soon Befall Other Minorities?
Emma Sky has witnessed the destruction of Iraqi communities firsthand. With ISIS sweeping through the country, she asks what the government will do to keep other minorities from joining its Jews in permanent exile.
Praying at A Jewish Tomb in Shadow of ISIS
The quiet Iraqi village of Al Qosh, thought to house the tomb of a Jewish prophet, lies only 34 miles from the headquarters of ISIS. Benjamin Kweskin traveled there over Shavuot. This is what he found.
