Farhud memories: Baghdad's 1941 slaughter of the Jews
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02-Jun-2011 (2 comments)


On 1 June 1941, a Nazi-inspired pogrom erupted in Baghdad, bringing to an end more than two millennia of peaceful existence for the city's Jewish minority. Some Jewish children witnessed the bloodshed, and retain vivid memories 70 years later.

Steve Acre witnessed the bravery of his Muslim landlord from a palm tree

Heskel Haddad, an 11-year-old boy was finishing a festive meal and preparing to celebrate the Jewish festival of Shavuot, oblivious to the angry mob that was about to take over the city.

Thousands of armed Iraqi Muslims were on the rampage, with swords, knives and guns.

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Thanks for the Story Darius!

by Artificial Intelligence on Thu Jun 02, 2011 02:15 PM PDT

I did not know about this particular event.

In Iran, I went to a Jewish school called Etefag (in Tehran). There was a synagouge inside which belonged to Iraqi Jews. Many of them had also emigrated to Iran after these events and after 1948 and are Iraqi/Persian Jews these days. I have a few friends who are persian but their parents are actually Iraqi.


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Darius Kadivar

I Wonder when Cyrus Kar will finish his Bloody Movie

by Darius Kadivar on Thu Jun 02, 2011 01:27 AM PDT


How many more years till he delivers his much expected movie ? 


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Baba Hurry Up ! ... It's long due ...

 

Same thing for Alex Jovey who at least wrote the Book from which he hopes to make a Hollywood Epic on the Persian Conqueror who saved the Jews from Captivity in Babylon !

 

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