Tag Archives: Iraq

Israel y los kurdos: afinindad natural e histórica

  Los kurdos son un pueblo que habita en la región montañosa  de Kurdistán en Asia Occidental y afincado principalmente en  Siria, Irak, Turquía e Irán. A su vez, existe una importante diáspora kurda en la Unión Europea, Estados Unidos, Canadá y algunos Estados postsoviéticos. En su mayoría son musulmanes …

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Winter/spring 2024 Lectures Series With Dr. Alexander Beider

  We are excited to announce an upcoming lecture series featuring the eminent scholar Dr. Alexander Beider! This engaging series promises to be an enlightening journey into the rich tapestry of Jewish history, genealogy, and linguistic heritage. Dates: 01/31, 02/28, 03/27, 05/01, 05/29, 06/19 and 06/26. Time: All lectures will take place on Wednesday …

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Tribute to Jews from Arab Lands: Part 5, Syria

As part of B’nai Brith Canada’s week long series to commemorate the nearly 1-million Jews who fled their homes across Arab countries and Iran, we spoke to Joseph Esses and Olga Abadi Esses z»l from Syria. Part 5, Syria As part of B’nai Brith Canada’s week long series to commemorate the …

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Tribute to Jews from Arab Lands: Part 4, Iraq

As part of B’nai Brith Canada’s week-long series to commemorate the nearly 1-million Jews who fled their homes across Arab countries and Iran, we spoke to Asad Muallim from Iraq. Part 4, Iraq Although Asad left Iraq illegally in the early 1960s, his family that stayed endured many hardships, including arrests …

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Tribute to Jews from Arab Lands: Part 3, Lebanon

As part of B’nai Brith Canada’s week-long series to commemorate the nearly 1-million Jews who fled their homes across Arab countries and Iran, we spoke to Ronit Eskenasi from Lebanon. Part 3, Lebanon Ronit’s grandfather was successful in smuggling several Jews out of Lebanon, wearing only the clothes on their backs, …

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Tribute to Jews from Arab Lands: Part 2, Libya

As part of B’nai Brith Canada’s week-long series to commemorate the nearly 1-million Jews who fled their homes across Arab countries and Iran, we spoke to Noemi Lieberman, originally from Tripoli, Libya. In 1947, wearing only the clothes on their backs, she and her family were forced to flee Libya, …

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Tribute to Jews from Arab Lands: Part 1, Egypt

B’nai Brith Canada Launches Series in Tribute to Jews from Arab Lands From the 1940s until the 1970s, and heightening with the founding of Israel in 1948, nearly 1-million Jews were expelled from their homes across Arab countries such as Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Algeria and Iran. In …

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