News for Iraqi Jews What's it like growing up Jewish in Iraq?When Ceen Gabbai argued with her first-grade teacher about the Arab-Israeli conflict, she didn’t realize how big of a risk she was taking. Jews from Islamic countries are migrants of the clash of civilizationsJewish migrants from Islamic lands are ignored by the Western conscience, the UN, the EU - no one wants to hear about them. Iraqi Jews’ expulsion highlighted at UK Limmud learning festival2,500 people attend British cultural event, where 1 of the most popular events was a screening of film about Iraqi Jewish community. Manhattan’s only vineyard is run by an 89-year-old Iraqi JewA 100-foot backyard vine turns into a an unofficial winery; friends and family help with the winemaking. Iraqis decry destruction of Jew's homeIraqi intellectuals decry the demolition of a historical building in Baghdad that once housed a Jewish finance minister as a "catastrophe". Kurds urge Jews to return to IraqAutonomous Iraqi Kurds appeal to descendants of former residents, promising Jews will be 'freer and safer' there than in much of Europe. Living in fear: Iraq's last JewsIraq's remaining Jews live in the shadow of rising Islamic extremism and daily terror attacks.Jewish Kurds hold groundbreaking Iraq eventCould a ceremony commemorating deadly anti-Semitic pogrom which led to Iraqi Jewish exodus also mark the start of a Jewish revival? |
