Iraq Opens First Jewish Museum Amid Community's Near Extinction
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Iraq's first Jewish museum, the "Jewish Shamash Museum," opened in Baghdad this weekend at the historic Shamash School site. The museum aims to preserve the history of Iraq's ancient Jewish community, which has dwindled from an estimated 150,000 before 1941 to just a handful today. While the museum celebrates the community's heritage, questions have been raised about who funded the restoration and the implications of preserving a heritage site that few Jews can visit.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Iraq's first Jewish museum, the "Jewish Shamash Museum," opened in Baghdad this weekend.
- The museum is located at the historic Shamash School, established in 1928.
- Iraq's Jewish community, once numbering 150,000, has dwindled to a handful.
- Khalida Elyahu leads the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, managing community affairs.
- Questions remain about the funding of the museum's restoration.
- JIMENA expressed concern over preserving a Jewish school that Jews cannot visit.
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