Iraq opens first Jewish museum as country's ancient community nears extinction

Baghdad Opens First Jewish Heritage Museum, Reviving Memories of a 2,500-Year-Old Community Nearly Erased by Persecution & Exile

Baghdad Opens First Jewish Heritage Museum, Reviving Memories of a 2,500-Year-Old Community Nearly Erased by Persecution & Exile By: Fern Sidman In a development laden with historical significance and profound irony, Iraq has opened its first museum dedicated to the extraordinary civilization of Iraqi Jewry, commemorating a community that flourished for more than 2,500 years before antisemitic violence, state-sponsored discrimination and mass di…

Baghdad Opens First Jewish Museum as Iraq’s Ancient Jewish Community Nears Extinction

BAGHDAD (VINnews) — Iraq has opened its first museum dedicated to Jewish history, offering a rare glimpse into the legacy of a community that once numbered up to 150,000 people but has been reduced to only a handful of remaining Jews. The Jewish Shamash Museum opened on Al-Rashid Street in Baghdad, inside the historic building […]

Iraq opens first Jewish museum as country's ancient community nears extinction

Iraq’s Jewish community, which dates back 2,500 years and once made up nearly a quarter of Baghdad’s population, now has its own museum in the city it largely left behind.