iraqi jews

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

‘People are uninformed regarding Jewish indigeneity to the Middle East,’ say organizers Carole Basri and Aurora Cassirer.

05/06/2024
 A view of a damaged building following missile attacks, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024

Six injured and at least one Iraqi fighter killed in explosion north of Baghdad

Two different explosive devices were detonated at the checkpoint on Saturday evening, according to the Iraqi Security Media Cell.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
26/05/2024
"Group of Ashkenazim Jews" 1900 - not

Jews from Arab lands are the missing piece of the Israeli-Palestinian discourse - opinion

 By bringing to the forefront the existence and truth of this often overlooked narrative, we can create a better future for all based on the realities of our histories.

By LISA SAYEGH/JTA
08/05/2024

The execution that marked the end of Iraqi Jewry - opinion

Iraq’s most powerful and richest Jew, who had hosted the regent in his home and had no links to Israel or Zionism, could be indicted in a show trial and hanged, what future would there be for them?

By LYN JULIUS
14/09/2023

Mahsa Amini's murder anniversary: Jewish singer to release song

Iraqis in Pajamas will be releasing '#MahsaAmini on September 16, the anniversary of Amini's murder by Iranian police for wearing trousers.

Rocker Dudu Tassa teams up with Radiohead leader

Tassa's great-uncle and grandfather were Kuwait-born musicians of Iraqi-Iranian ancestry, who became famous across the Arab world in the first half of the 20th century.

14/06/2023

A Sephardi renaissance is underway - opinion

While these nations have become increasingly vocal about welcoming the return of Jews, they have painful histories of violence.

By LEON SALTIEL
13/06/2023

The Sassoons are having a moment. Here’s why that matters

The Sassoon family cannot be reduced to a stereotype of wealthy Jewish collectors who assimilated into European culture, nor can they be seen simply as “The Rothschilds of the East.”

By SASHA GOLDSTEIN-SABBAH/JTA
02/06/2023
Jewish refugees

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.

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