The ongoing fighting in Iraq and Syria has caused the destruction of many Jewish sites—remnants of once great Jewish communities—and threatened many others. One of. . .
A treasure trove of Torah scrolls, prayer books, and other relics—all that remains of an Iraqi Jewish community persecuted to extinction—belongs in Israel, not Iraq.
A new anthology of poems about Baghdad through the ages recalls the rich Jewish culture that Iraqi authorities have sought to erase from history.
Artifacts now on display at the National Archives in Washington illustrate the past greatness of Iraq’s Jewish community and the parlous state to which it. . .
The Iraqi Jewish archive, currently undergoing restoration in the United States, is scheduled to be returned to the Iraqi government. It wasn’t theirs to begin with.
Rescued from the headquarters of Saddam Hussein’s secret police in 2003, the Iraqi Jewish Archive was flown to the U.S. for safekeeping. Next year, it. . .