The Farhoud and the Termination of the Oldest Jewish Community

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW53336660 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW53336660 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn= "{"ObjectId":"0b32c626-e67e-49f9-b452-ced249ff7491|5","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233117,"true",134233118,"true",134233614,"true",201340122,"2",201342448,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman,Calibri",469775450,"paragraph",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Times New Roman",469778129,"paragraph",469778324,"Normal"]}"> Teller from Jerusalem Series 1: Episode 31</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW53336660 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW53336660 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn= "{"ObjectId":"0b32c626-e67e-49f9-b452-ced249ff7491|5","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[134233117,"true",134233118,"true",134233614,"true",201340122,"2",201342448,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman,Calibri",469775450,"paragraph",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Times New Roman",469778129,"paragraph",469778324,"Normal"]}"> The rise of a pro-German government threatened the Jews of Iraq who learned in 1941 that antisemitism was not just confined to just their European brothers and sisters. The situation was exploited by Muslim leaders who made it very clear to Iraq’s Jewish community that was so integral in creating Iraqi culture, that they had no present or future in a land where they had lived for 2500 years.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW53336660 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Edited and Produced by Alex Drucker </p> <p style="background: white;"><span style= "font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #22242f;">Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com </span></p> <p style="background: white;"><span style= "font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #22242f;">Don't forget to subscribe, like an