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The Voice of Yeshurun to the Hebrews
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Brothers, the great necessity and the significant need for the publication of newspapers in [any] state are well known in all countries. It is common knowledge. And you will not find one opposing…

Contributor:

Yeshurun

Places:

Baghdad, British Mandate Iraq (Baghdad, Iraq)

Date:

1921

Subjects:

Arab-Jewish relations, Media, Nationalism

Categories:

Political Culture, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts
The Marriage of Regina
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The whole city was talking about Regina’s wedding. I should tell you first that Regina is one of our former students. People were saying, “Yes, Regina is à la franca” (the expression means “European…

Contributor:

Djamilé Douec

Places:

Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Baghdad, Iraq)

Date:

1903

Subjects:

Marriage, Community, Class, Education, Women

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters, Pedagogy & Schooling
Letter to Chaim Weizmann
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The Secretary Zionist Organisation London Baghdad, 8th September 1922 Dear Sir, I have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 20th July 1922. It is needless to say that I greatly…

Contributor:

Menahem Salih Daniel

Places:

Baghdad, British Mandate Iraq (Baghdad, Iraq)

Date:

1922

Subjects:

Zionism, Arab-Jewish relations, Arabs, Nationalism

Categories:

Political Culture, Letters, Firsthand Accounts
Last Letter
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Dear Brother: It is an enchanting evening. The wind has been blowing steadily the whole day. It suddenly dropped at nightfall. All is still. There is no stir in the air. The world seems fast asleep. I…

Contributor:

Sasson Shalom Dallal

Places:

Date:

1949

Subjects:

Family, Death, Zionism, Politics

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters