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Baghdad Jewish Community Center
Baghdad Jewish Community Center, officially known as the Special Committee for the Religious Affairs of Ezra Menahem Daniel, is a Jewish institution in the city of Baghdad, Iraq. Located in the historic district of Baghdad, it has played a significant role in preserving the heritage and religious practices of the city's Jewish community. History Historically, Baghdad was home to a significant Jewish community, which played a vital role in the city's commercial, cultural, and social life. However, following mass emigration in the early 1950s due to political and social changes, the Jewish population dwindled significantly. Iraq's policies towards Jewish property and citizenship have fluctuated over the years. Following the exodus of Iraqi Jews in the mid-20th century, the government passed laws regulating the use and management of Jewish-owned lands and buildings. The 1970 Law No. 55 placed Jewish agricultural lands under the administration of the General Secretariat for Frozen A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the Arab world, most populous cities in the Middle East and Arab world and forms 22% of the Demographics of Iraq, country's population. Spanning an area of approximately , Baghdad is the capital of its Baghdad Governorate, governorate and serves as Iraq's political, economic, and cultural hub. Founded in 762 AD by Al-Mansur, Baghdad was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and became its most notable development project. The city evolved into a cultural and intellectual center of the Muslim world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as the "Center of Learning". For much of the Abbasid era, duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the Iraq–Kuwait border, southeast, Jordan to Iraq–Jordan border, the southwest, and Syria to Iraq–Syria border, the west. The country covers an area of and has Demographics of Iraq, a population of over 46 million, making it the List of countries by area, 58th largest country by area and the List of countries by population, 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the List of largest cities of Iraq, largest in the country. Starting in the 6th millennium BC, the fertile plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, referred to as Mesopotamia, fostered the rise of early cities, civilisations, and empires including Sumer, Akkadian Empire, Akkad, and Assyria. Known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Rashid Street
Al-Rashid Street () is one of the main avenues in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Named after Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, it is one of the most significant landmarks of the city due to its political, spiritual, urban, and cultural history. Opened from al-Maidan Square, the boulevard is considered an important urban heritage site of Baghdad and bears witness to what Iraq has gone through in terms of political events, intellectual stature, and commercial success that Iraq saw over more than a century, as well as being a tourist attraction. The avenue includes many historic landmarks such as Haydar-Khana Mosque, the Murjan Mosque, al-Zahawi Café, and Souk al-Haraj. Historically, the street has gone by many names. Al-Rashid Street became recognized as a symbol of the transformation of Baghdad due to the many changes the city has seen through the last century. The street has been compared to various notable streets around the world such as the Champs-Élysées in Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bataween
Al-Bataween is a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. It is located in eastern region of Baghdad, on the riverside of the Tigris and is part of Karrada, Karrada district. Prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it was the main Jewish quarter (diaspora), Jewish quarter of Baghdad. Today, the neighborhood is inhabited by Muslims, Christians and few Jews. Originally built in the 1930s by Iraqi Jews and Armenian Christians, it was one of the most affluent neighborhoods and was home to numerous synagogues, churcches schools, yeshivas and clubs. After the majority of Jews left Iraq, the area was inhabited by Muslim families and later by Egyptians and Sudanese. Until 2003, most of the Jews lived in Bataween. However, situation prompted many to Jews to leave. As a result of the Syrian Civil War spillover in Iraq, spillover of Syrian civil war, civil war in Syria, many Syrians, Syrian families have settled. History Etymology The name of the al-Bataween neighborhood came from the word (Al-Bata) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Sa'doun Street
Al-Sa'doun Street or al-Sa'adoun Street () is one of the main streets of Baghdad, Iraq, which connects the districts of Al-Rusafa, Iraq, al-Rusafa and Karrada, eastern Karrada and located in Al-Sa'adoon, al-Sa'doun neighborhood. The street runs from Liberation Square, Baghdad, al-Tahrir Square to the Kahramana Square where the Kahramana monument is located with Firdos Square, al-Firdos Square located in the middle of it which contains the 17th of Ramadan Mosque, the Palestine Hotel and the Ishtar Hotel. The street was also notable for including many cinemas, cafés, libraries, and shops. The Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction), Ba'ath party under Saddam Hussein also opened the first public internet center on this street. History Development of the street began in the 1930s and most of the houses and buildings on the street date back to the 1940s and 1950s. During this period, workers of limited income and families with high incomes started to move into the street. The street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Jews
The history of the Jews in Iraq (, ', ; , ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity . Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. The Jewish community in Mesopotamia, known in Jewish sources as "Babylonia", traces its origins to the early sixth century BCE, when a large number of Judeans from the defeated Kingdom of Judah were exiled to Babylon in several waves by the Neo-Babylonian Empire. A few decades later, some had returned to Judah, following the edict of Cyrus. During this time, the Temple in Jerusalem was rebuilt, significant changes in Jewish religious tradition were made, and the Judeans were led by individuals who had returned from Babylonia, such as Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah. Though not much is known about the community in Babylonia during the Second Temple and Mishnaic periods, scholars believe the community was still thriving at that time. The Jewish community of Babylonia rose to prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menahem Saleh Daniel
Menahem Saleh Daniel (; 1 March 1846 – 3 November 1940) was an Iraqi businessman, landowner, philanthropist and politician. He served as a member of the Senate of Iraq and deputy of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies representing Baghdad. Biography Menahem Saleh Daniel was born on 1 March 1846 in Baghdad, to Iraqi Jewish parents. He studied in the schools of Baghdad before moving to Europe to study science. He was elected on behalf of Baghdad as a representative in the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies in 1877. He became famous in commercial and economic circles and was known for his commercial relations with the country's notables. Daniel was appointed as a member of the first board of directors of the Baghdad Brigade, which was founded by the governor, Medhat Pasha. After the establishment of the monarchy in Iraq, he became a member of the Senate of Iraq in 1925, representing the Mosaic Jewish community in Iraq. His son Ezra Saleh Daniel (1874-1952) succeeded him on the Senate. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judaism In Iraq
The history of the Jews in Iraq (, ', ; , ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity . Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. The Jewish community in Mesopotamia, known in Jewish sources as "Babylonia", traces its origins to the early sixth century BCE, when a large number of Judeans from the defeated Kingdom of Judah were exiled to Babylon in several waves by the Neo-Babylonian Empire. A few decades later, some had returned to Judah, following the edict of Cyrus. During this time, the Temple in Jerusalem was rebuilt, significant changes in Jewish religious tradition were made, and the Judeans were led by individuals who had returned from Babylonia, such as Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah. Though not much is known about the community in Babylonia during the Second Temple and Mishnaic periods, scholars believe the community was still thriving at that time. The Jewish community of Babylonia rose to prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
