To Baghdad and back: the miraculous 2,000 year homecoming of the Iraqui Jews
TitelTo Baghdad and back: the miraculous 2,000 year homecoming of the Iraqui Jews
Call number956.7004924/0004
Objectnummer03869
Plaats van uitgaveJerusalem, Israel
UitgeverGefen Publishing House
Jaar van uitgave
1998
Pagina's367p.
MateriaalBoek
ISBN9652291951
Beschrijving
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.