To Baghdad and back: the miraculous 2,000 year homecoming of the Iraqui Jews
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]To Baghdad and back: the miraculous 2,000 year homecoming of the Iraqui Jews
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call number956.7004924/0004
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]03869
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Jerusalem, Israel
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Gefen Publishing House
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
1998
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]367p.
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Book
[nb-NO]ISBN[nb-NO]9652291951
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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.