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850,000.
That's the number of Jewish refugees from Arab countries & Iran who were forced to flee the countries they called home for hundreds (& even thousands of years).
They left behind homes, businesses, synagogues & belongings.
📸Jewish refugees from Yemen,1949
850,000.
That's the number of Jewish refugees from Arab countries & Iran who were forced to flee the countries they called home for hundreds (& even thousands of years).
They left behind homes, businesses, synagogues & belongings.
📸Jewish refugees from Yemen,1949
For over 2,500 years, Jews continuously lived in North Africa, the Middle East & Gulf region.
In the 1930's, Jews began to experience large waves of discrimination.
The situation for Jews became increasingly dangerous following the adoption of the UN Partition Plan in 1947.
In the 1930's, Jews began to experience large waves of discrimination.
The situation for Jews became increasingly dangerous following the adoption of the UN Partition Plan in 1947.
Jews in Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Yemen & other countries were targeted in violent pogroms which continued in to the 50s & 60s.
What took place in Aleppo, Syria after the adoption of the Partition Plan mirrors the experience of Jews across the region.
📸Iraqi Jewish Refugees, 1951
What took place in Aleppo, Syria after the adoption of the Partition Plan mirrors the experience of Jews across the region.
📸Iraqi Jewish Refugees, 1951
“The proclamation of the partition was on Friday. On Sunday . . . they [the Arabs] declared the whole city closed and went on strike. The Jews decided to remain in their homes . . . in the afternoon many gathered near the synagogue...
& began shouting ‘Palestine is our land & the Jews are our dogs’, while the army remained silent. In the afternoon, the mob attacked the synagogue, destroying it with the army’s help . . . within half an hour everything was burned to the ground.
They removed 40 Torah scrolls & used kerosene and oil to set them on fire."- Hakham Tawil, the chief rabbi of Aleppo
On November 30, we mark the annual day to remember the 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab Lands & Iran and promise to share their stories today & every day.
On November 30, we mark the annual day to remember the 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab Lands & Iran and promise to share their stories today & every day.
You can read some of the personal & heartbreaking stories of Jews expelled from Arab lands here:
blog.nli.org.il/en/our-exodus-…
blog.nli.org.il/en/our-exodus-…
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