The Jews of Iraq : 3000 years of history and culture

by Nissim Rejwan

Paperback, 2009

Publication

Imprint: Louisville, KY : Fons Vitae, c2009. Context: Originally published UK, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson Limited, 1985.. Edition: New edition. Responsibility: Nissm Rejwan, foreword by Joseph V. Montville. OCLC Number: 456175332. Physical: Text : 1 volume : ix, 274 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, chronology, index.

Call number

History / Rejwa

Barcode

BK-06156

ISBN

9781891785399

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Religious Studies

CSS Library Notes

Description: The Jews of Iraq is an accessible narrative of the long tenure of the Jewish community in Iraq, from the time of the Babylonian captivity beginning 731 B.C.E. through the exodus of 1951-52 C.E. after Israel was established.” The book covers such events as the Assyrian and Babylonian destruction of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judea, and the deportation of the Jews to Babylon; in captivity, the growth of Jewish communities in Babylon, and the long period when Babylon was the center of Jewish life in exile.

Table of Contents: Foreword by Joseph V. Montville
Part One: from the Assyrian captivity to the Arab conquest (731 BC - AD 641)
Part Two: the encounter with Islam (641-1850)
Part Three: a century of radical change (1850-1951)

Location: COLLECTION: Religious Studies -- AREA: Religious Studies -- SECTION: History / Filing name: Rejwan

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Physical description

ix, 274 p.; 23 cm

Description

An overview of the long tenure of the Jewish community in Iraq, this fascinating history details the comfortable, centuries-long coexistence between Jews and Muslims under an Islamic majority government. Opening with the Babylonian captivity in 731 BC, this account chronicles a time when the Jews were pushed out of Israel and Judea and deported to Babylon. Tracing the growth of Jewish towns in this new setting, the discussion points to a long period when Babylon was the center of Jewish life in exile and Talmudic study flourished. Continuing thought the centuries, the material covers the Mongol massacres of the Middle Ages, the Arab and Ottoman domination of Iraq, and the horrors of World War II, during which time the Rashid Ali regime carried out a Nazi-inspired pogrom in which Jews were murdered in the streets of Baghdad. The final chapters detail the exodus in 1951 of 100,000 Iraqi Jews to Israel.… (more)