Farhud

The Jews, not Palestinians, were the ones who suffered ethnic cleansing - opinion

True ethnic cleansing is what happened to the Jews, 99% of whom were driven out of their pre-Islamic communities in a single generation. On October 7, 2023, Hamas just sought to finish the job.

A PHOTO of displaced Iraqi Jews in 1951. The government hopes to give a voice to the story of the millions of Jewish refugees
 Elizabeth Stahlmann plays a Holocaust museum archivist in "Here There Are Strawberries."

We must teach the history of antisemitism in all countries, not just European ones - opinion

 Speakers of the evening - left to right Judge Sofaer, Judge Strong, Carole Basri and Aurora Cassirer.

NYC bar association holds event on the Forced Emigration of Jews from the Middle East

 Mass grave of victims of the Farhud, 1941. Scanning of a page from the book 'Iraq' (edited by Haim Saadoun), published by the Ministry of Education and the Ben - Zvi, Jerusalem

I survived a pogrom in Iraq 82 years ago. I know where Hamas’ extremism will lead - opinion


Jews were in MENA before Muslims, Arabs - opinion

By reducing the complex cultural mosaic of Judaism in the MENA to simply another chapter in an Arab story, Avi Shlaim erases the rich memories of others.

 THE WRITER’S great-grandfather Alberto Berdugo (third from left) is joined by his fellow functionaries at the Glaoui Residence in Marrakech, c.1953.

Don't forget, remember the Farhud - editorial

More than 850,000 Jews fled or were expelled from Arab and Muslim lands in 1948, upon Israel’s establishment as a state.

A PHOTO of displaced Iraqi Jews in 1951. The government hopes to give a voice to the story of the millions of Jewish refugees

Award-winning 'Wolf of Baghdad' comes in Israel at Animax

Cartoonist Carol Isaacs, who often draws under the name Surreal McCoy, is set to bring the cinematic adaptation of her award-winning Wolf of Baghdad comic to Israel for the first time.

 Wolf of Baghdad by Carol Isaacs

81 years since the Farhud: Iraqi families have not forgotten - opinion

My in-laws were lucky to have gotten out when they did. In December 1947, a Farhud-type pogrom swept Aleppo, leaving the community devastated.

 DURING THE 1940s, the writer’s in-laws, Leah and Yosef Chen, fled Aleppo on foot to Mandatory Palestine.

On This Day: The Farhud pogrom begins against Iraq's Jews 81 years ago

The antisemitic pogrom followed the end of the Anglo-Iraqi War and many view it as the beginning of the end of Iraq's Jewish community.

This Monument, ‘Prayer,’ in Ramat Gan, is in memory of the Jews who were killed in Iraq during the Farhud pogrom (1941) and in the 1960s.

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.

Remembering the Farhud pogrom and its lessons for today - opinion

One of the most important elements to this is how best to understand and then combat hate, incitement and violence between communities.

This Monument, ‘Prayer,’ in Ramat Gan, is in memory of the Jews who were killed in Iraq during the Farhud pogrom (1941) and in the 1960s.

Farhud pogrom commemorated with virtual candle-lighting ceremony

The ceremony was organized by David Dangoor, who is a businessman and philanthropist who grew up in the Jewish community of Baghdad and now lives in the UK.

Nessim Zalayet depicts the Farhud 311

What do the 1941 Farhud and Sarona have in common?

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When Iraq Expelled Its Jews to Israel—The Inside Story

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Why don’t our children learn about the ‘Farhud’?

The question remains: why has Israel not demanded compensation for the Jewish properties left behind or stolen in Arab countries?

The 'Prayer' monument in Ramat Gan, in memory of the Jews who were killed in the ‘Farhud’ Pogrom in Iraq.