Carole Basri is an American filmmaker and lawyer of
Iraqi Jewish descent.
Most of her productions focus on the
History of the Jews in Iraq
The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...
as she documents her ancestral roots and discusses Jewish traditions in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
.
Work
* ''The Last Jews Of Bagdad; End Of An Exile Beginning Of A Journey''
* ''Searching for Baghdad: A Daughter’s Journey''
References
External links
Carole Basri at PLI: Faculty ProfileSearching for Baghdad: A Daughter’s Journey
American women film directors
American people of Iraqi-Jewish descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American women
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