The Jewish Exodus from Iraq, 1948-1951

by Moshe Gat

Overview

In this study, Moshe Gat details how the immigration of the Jews from Iraq in effect marked the eradication of one of the oldest and most deeply-rooted Diaspora communities. He provides a background to these events and argues that both Iraqi discrimination and the actions of the Zionist underground in previous years played a part in the flight. The Denaturalization law of 1950 saw tens of thousands of Jews registering for emigration, and a bomb thrown at a synagogue in 1951 accelerated the exodus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135246617
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/04/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	510 KB

About the Author

Moshe Gat

Table of Contents

Choice- "The most important assessment in English. It is highly recommended. "



Middle Eastern Studies- "a well researched and documented three years drama of the decline and fall of a 2,500-year-old community"



Journal of Palestine Studies - "At the very least, this should provoke further exploration of what Ben-Gurion termed "cruel Zionism", a phrase conspicuously absent from Gat"s book".



The International History Review - "..Kaiser"s thorough and lively work..."



Middle East Journal- "Moshe Gat addresses many of the central issues surrounding the emigration debate, covering already familiar territory while adding some interesting new details and hypotheses to the literature."



Australian Jewish News- " Gat offers what is perhaps the first balanced and genuinely scholarly account of the exodus"



The Scribe

Editorial Reviews

Argues that the migration of 120,000 Jews from Iraq to Israel was due to a combination of oppression within Iraq, Zionist leanings within the community, and a desire to help defend the newly created state of Israel from Arab attacks. Also describes the Israeli contribution, first with covert aid for strikes, boycotts, and information campaigns, then openly after the Iraqi government allowed Jews to leave legally. Paper edition (unseen), $18.50. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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