Tikvah
Subscribe
MosaicImage of Mosaic
Editor's Pick

June 2, 2016

The Demise of Iraqi Jewry

The expulsion that backfired.

Beginning with their rise to power in 1933, the Nazis cultivated contacts with Iraq; after the war ended, no small number of former Nazis took refuge there. These Germans stoked the flames of local anti-Semitism, eventually leading to terrible pogroms that culminated with the expulsion of Jews from the country. Edwin Black writes:

Subscribe to Continue Reading

Get the best Jewish ideas and conversations. Subscribe to Tikvah Ideas All Access for $12/month

Login or Subscribe
Save

June 2, 2016

  1. What’s Missing from the Latest Report on Iran and the Nuclear Deal

    Calling into question the entire verification process.

  2. The Case for a More Active Israeli Role in Syria

    Moral and strategic.

  3. Why the BDS Movement is Anti-Semitic

    Its true victims are Diaspora Jews.

  4. The Demise of Iraqi Jewry

    The expulsion that backfired.

  5. The Biblical Meaning of Truth

    Truth becomes evident only through time.