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Interview Transcript about being Jewish in Iraq

IJA Number: 3478 · Language: Arabic

This is likely a transcript from a radio or television interview. The interviewer asks the guest questions about life as a Jew in Iraq and how the Iraqi government treated the Jewish population. The two discuss a number of other topics such as economics and Zionism.

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Correspondence regarding Jews being Harassed by Iraqi Government; Studying Abroad in London; Requests for Finical Assistance; Income Tax Reports

IJA Number: 3697 · Language: Multiple Languages

This item includes documents detailing internal administrative matters of the Baghdadi Jewish community such as employment actions, resignations, letters of recommendation, property management, and decisions of the organization. There are also requests for financial assistance and other personal matters, letters from members of the Baghdadi Jewish community to the Jewish Lay Council about increasingly harsh treatment by the government, and reports of individuals being arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned. Other documents include correspondence to the British government to organize a Passover Seder for Jewish soldiers, scholarships to study in British schools, Baghdadi Jews abrogating their citizenship and emigrating abroad, the collection of donations for Palestinian refugees and wounded soldiers, lists of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community in detention facilities, and financial documents such as income tax reports and receipts.

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Reproduction of a Book about Anwar Sadat; Translations of Newspaper Articles

IJA Number: 31 · Language: Arabic

This is a reproduction of a book in Arabic about Egyptian Prime Minister Anwar Sadat's trip to Israel. The book discusses the reconciliation agreements between Israel and Egypt and contains the text of speeches and press conferences by key players in the peace talks. The item also includes Arabic translations of many articles that appeared in foreign newspaper in October, 1985. Each translation entry includes the article in its original language.

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Booklet about Israel/Palestine Relations

IJA Number: 672 · Language: Arabic

This is a booklet from the Arab Association of Political Science. The author, the president of the Center for Palestinian Studies, discusses the history of Zionism, regional politics, and issues related to Israeli settlements.

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Reproduction of a Book, Dissertation

IJA Number: 674 · Language: Arabic

This is a reproduction of a book. Included is a dissertation written by a student at Oxford University about Jordan and based on notes and documents from the Central Zionist Archive in Israel.

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Employee Information, Correspondence with Newspapers, President of the Jewish Community & Jewish Lay Council

IJA Number: 3719 · Language: Arabic

This item contains documents from the President of the Jewish Community and the Jewish Lay Council concerning administrative and employment matters such as the distribution of pensions and salary increases. The item also contains correspondence between the President of the Jewish Council and many Iraqi newspapers and magazines about subscriptions and requests to publish statements and speeches by members of the Jewish Community.

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Egypt and Israel Peace Process Conference Report

IJA Number: 1923 · Language: Arabic

This is a report about a conference between Egypt and Israel concerning the Peace Process in the late 1970s. The report describes the conference in detail and contains the text of some speeches delivered at the conference by the Egyptian, Israeli, and American delegations.

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