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Monday, September 05, 2022

The Iraqi Jewish archives and Iraq's anti-Israel legislation

IRAQI JEWISH ARCHIVES WATCH: Iraqi Jewish archives need to be returned to Iraqi Jews - opinion. The Iraqi Jewish Archive is now at grave risk at the hands of an Iraqi government that has criminalized relations with Jewish people (CAROL BASRI, SARAH LEVIN, Jerusalem Post).

This story has been quiet for a while. For background, including some information about Ms. Basri, one of the authors of the current article, see here. For many PaleoJudaica posts going back to the discovery of the archives in 2003, follow the links from there.

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