<p>This dissertation examines the history of Jews in
Iraq from 1951 to 1973 and their associations in diaspora thereafter. Iraqi
Jews trace their community back 2500 years to the Babylonian exile and Jews played
prominent roles in modern Iraqi politics, society, and culture until 1950-1951,
when most Iraqi Jews left following a period of anti-Jewish hostility. The
history of the remaining Jewish community after 1951 is an important case study
of Jews in the Middle East (sometimes referred to as Sephardi or Mizrahi Jews)
during a period when many such communities faced violence and displacement
amidst the Arab-Israeli conflict. Their history also provides unique insights
into changes in Iraq’s political culture under the various revolutionary
regimes that followed the 1958 revolution. This dissertation shows that Jews in
Iraq after 1951 successfully re-established a communal and social presence
until the Israeli victory in the Six Day War of June 1967 prompted renewed
anti-Jewish hostility. However, this dissertation argues that it was the Ba’th
Party coup in July 1968 that led to the depopulation of the remaining Jewish
community as the party manipulated anti-Israeli sentiment in its effort to
consolidate power in Iraq, unleashing a deadly campaign of terror on innocent
Jews.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/9942962 |
| Date | 17 October 2019 |
| Creators | Marcus Edward Smith (7467245) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/Those_Who_Remained_The_Jews_of_Iraq_Since_1951/9942962 |
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