To Baghdad and back: the miraculous 2,000 year homecoming of the Iraqui Jews
TítuloTo Baghdad and back: the miraculous 2,000 year homecoming of the Iraqui Jews
Call number956.7004924/0004
Número del objeto03869
Lugar de publicaciónJerusalem, Israel
EditorialGefen Publishing House
Año de publicación
1998
Paginación367p.
MaterialBook
ISBN9652291951
Descripción
Chronicles the clandestine exodus of 130,000 Iraqi Jews to Israel from 1949-52, known as Operation Ezra and Nehemiah, thanks to the efforts from Israel and activists of the 'Halutz' movement in Iraq. Appends letters of Ben-Gurion and Yizhak Hofi, the investigating committee report, details of the Ezra and Nehemiah Campaign, Halutz Movement activist list, and minutes of the 1951 Cabinet meeting where a decision was made on direct flights.