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'... greatly enhances our understanding of the complex and troubled history of the Jews of Iraq in the first half of the twentieth century ... not only informative and illuminating but also strikingly fair-minded.' Avi Shlaim, Professor of International Relations, St Antony's College, Oxford 'It is a shabby and squalid story, but it is also a deeply tragic one. It is greatly to Shiblak's credit, and a measure of his humanity, that he has conveyed these two aspects so convincingly and so movingly.' Third World Quarterly ' ... excellently researched and referenced ... carefully demonstrates the strains which the creation of an Israeli state imposed on the Iraqi Jews.' Tribune 'Shiblak's book is especially important. He treats with sympathy the last days of a prosperous, industrious and conscientious community.' Jewish Quarterly ' ... will stimulate anyone trying to piece together the complex issue of communal co-existence in the Arab world.' Middle East International 'Groundbreaking, a breathtaking exploration of the still controversial topic...a cause for celebration for all those deeply engaged in a critical understanding of the Jewish-Iraqi tragedy.' Ella Shohat, New York University 'Shiblak's analysis is fair-minded and well balanced. It is a solid work of scholarship based on much research in primary sources.' Nissim Rejwan, Jerusalem Post 'The book is a landmark in the history of the Iraqi Jews after decades of silence and deceit.' Adel Samara, al-Arab
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The Jews of Iraq constituted one of the oldest and most deeply rooted Jewish communities in the world. But in the early 1950s most of them left for Israel, under circumstances that remain the subject of heated controversy. "Iraqi Jews: A History of Mass Exodus" examines the critical years of the late 1940s - after the establishment of the state of Israel - when deep rifts began to appear in Iraqi society, and the sad sequence of events that finally led to the mass exodus of Jews in the 1950s. An honest, impartial and well-documented account of a formerly well-integrated and vibrant community, "Iraqi Jews: A History" is a landmark in the political and social history of the Middle East.
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The book overall isn't bad, it looks at detail using statistics the mass exodus of the jews from iraq into Israel.
However, the author (a Palestinian) uses this as an example to further his own ideas about how Palestinians have been treated by the Israelis. It seems alot of the time that he talks more about the Palestinians rather than the Iraqi Jews. Every comment made, albeit made with sympathy to the Iraqi Jews, is done in mind of the Palestinians. I have no problems with people being pro-palestinian. I just expected a book more about the Iraqi Jews!
However, the author (a Palestinian) uses this as an example to further his own ideas about how Palestinians have been treated by the Israelis. It seems alot of the time that he talks more about the Palestinians rather than the Iraqi Jews. Every comment made, albeit made with sympathy to the Iraqi Jews, is done in mind of the Palestinians. I have no problems with people being pro-palestinian. I just expected a book more about the Iraqi Jews!
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20 April 2006
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First a correction: The full title of this book is Iraqi Jews: A History of Mass Exodus. This is *not* a general history of Iraqi Jews; rather it specifically and exhaustively addresses the causes and repercussions of the exodus of Jews from Iraq in the period directly after the creation of the state of Israel.
The Jewish population of Iraq, and particularly of Baghdad, constitutes one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. In 1948, the Jewish population numbered well over 100,000. In the 1957 census, slightly less than 5,000 remained. Today, the number of Jews remaining hovers around 100, mostly elderly, holdouts.
Shiblak, using a wealth of sources, examines the pushes and pulls which created this mass exouds and gives a wealth of information regarding its demographic repercussions.
For those hoping for polemics (and this, like all issues relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict, is a point of polemical debate), Shiblak will certainly disappoint. Even the polemically minded, however, will find it hard to resist the wealth of statistical materials he provides. For the casual reader, this short, but very dense, work may be too much of a good thing. It is not a particularly easy read. On the other hand, for serious students of the Arab-Israeli conflict or of the Middle East, this is an invaluable contribution and well worthy of consideration.
The Jewish population of Iraq, and particularly of Baghdad, constitutes one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. In 1948, the Jewish population numbered well over 100,000. In the 1957 census, slightly less than 5,000 remained. Today, the number of Jews remaining hovers around 100, mostly elderly, holdouts.
Shiblak, using a wealth of sources, examines the pushes and pulls which created this mass exouds and gives a wealth of information regarding its demographic repercussions.
For those hoping for polemics (and this, like all issues relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict, is a point of polemical debate), Shiblak will certainly disappoint. Even the polemically minded, however, will find it hard to resist the wealth of statistical materials he provides. For the casual reader, this short, but very dense, work may be too much of a good thing. It is not a particularly easy read. On the other hand, for serious students of the Arab-Israeli conflict or of the Middle East, this is an invaluable contribution and well worthy of consideration.
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