The new Babylonian diaspora : : the rise and fall of the Jewish community in Iraq, 16th-20th centuries C.E. / / by Zvi Yehuda.
The New Babylonian Diaspora: Rise and Fall of Jewish Community in Iraq, 16th–20th Centuries C.E. provides a historical survey of the Iraqi Jewish community's evolution from the apex of its golden age to its disappearance, emergence, rapid growth and annihilation. Making use of Judeo-Arabic news...
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Superior document: | Brill Reference Library of Judaism, Volume 57 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017. ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill reference library of Judaism ;
Volume 57. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (321 pages) :; illustrations. |
Notes: | "Published in partnership with The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center (BJHC)." |
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Summary: | The New Babylonian Diaspora: Rise and Fall of Jewish Community in Iraq, 16th–20th Centuries C.E. provides a historical survey of the Iraqi Jewish community's evolution from the apex of its golden age to its disappearance, emergence, rapid growth and annihilation. Making use of Judeo-Arabic newspapers and archives in London, Paris, Washington D.C. and other sources, Zvi Yehuda proves that from 1740 to 1914, Iraq became a lodestone for tens of thousands of Jewish immigrants from Kurdistan, Persia, the Mediterranean Basin, and Eastern and Central Europe. After these Jews had settled in Baghdad and Mesopotamia, they became “Babylonians” and ‘forgot’ their lands of origin, contrary to the social habit of Jews in other communities throughout history. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004354012 9004354018 900435400X |
ISSN: | 1571-5000 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Zvi Yehuda. |