| Iraq's Last Jews: Stories of Daily Life, Upheaval, and Escape from Modern Babylon 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Morad, T. (Author), Shasha, D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230618006 ISBN-13: 9780230618008 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: "Iraq's Last Jews" is a collection of first-person accounts of Iraqi Jews about their lives in Iraq's once-vibrant, 2,500 year-old Jewish community. It is also about the escape and rebirth of that community in the middle of the 20th century in the face of oppression and violence resulting originally from Nazi influences in Iraq, growing Arab nationalism, and eventually Arab anger at the creation of the state of Israel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - Religion | Judaism - History - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Iraq's Last Jews is a collection of first-person accounts by Jews about their lives in Iraq's once-vibrant, 2500 year-old Jewish community and about the disappearance of that community in the middle of the 20th century. This book tells the story of this last generation of Iraqi Jews, who both reminisce about their birth country and describe the persecution that drove them out, the result of Nazi influences, growing Arab nationalism, and anger over the creation of the State of Israel. |