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Surviving the Farhud: The Holocaust in Iraq
Holocaust Museum LA Published on November 18, 2021 November 17, 2021 In June of 1941, a violent mob attacked the Iraqi Jewish population of Baghdad, in what became known as the Farhud. Jewish communities pre-date Islam in the region, tracing their roots to the 6th century BCE. Meaning “violent dispossession,” the Farhud was motivated by…
