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According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, the Jews of Baghdad were affected by the Karaite schism. Ishmael of Ukbara (c. 840) came from a place seven miles from the city; and Sahl ben Matzliah (eleventh century) preached publicly in the streets against Rabbinical Judaism.
Jun 1, 2011 · On 1 June 1941, a Nazi-inspired pogrom erupted in Baghdad, bringing to an end more than two millennia of peaceful existence for the city's Jewish minority. Some Jewish children witnessed the...
In 2011, a leaked US embassy cable named eight Jews left in Baghdad; one of whom, Emhad Levy, immigrated to Israel. Andrew White, who was Vicar of St George's Church, Baghdad, urged the remaining Jews to immigrate. [better source needed] White also pleaded for help in saving remaining Torah scrolls in Iraq.
Nov 1, 2021 · The defeated soldiers thought the Jews were gloating over the distress and humiliation of their army and fellow countrymen. The first attack took place on a bridge in downtown Baghdad. And then all hell broke loose. What happened during the following 48 hours is an obvious case of scapegoating.
Oct 27, 2021 · The Farhud was a Nazi-inspired pogrom that broke out in Baghdad over the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Hundreds of Jews were killed or raped and 1,000 injured, though exact casualty figures remain...
Jun 1, 2010 · June 01, 2010 12:30 GMT. By Karam Mnashe and. Charles Recknagel. An Iraqi boy plays in front of a closed synagogue in Baghdad. Only a few Jews remain in Iraq today. Few people in Iraq know what...
Baghdadi Jews. The former communities of Jewish migrants and their descendants from Baghdad and elsewhere in the Middle East are traditionally called Baghdadi Jews or Iraqi Jews. They settled primarily in the ports and along the trade routes around the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea .
