History
Tragic
Plight of the Silent Hostages
Your editorial comment and exhaustive report
of the real-estate scene in Jerusalem omit a detail (26
August). Any Muslim or Christian who sells or negotiates
the sale of real estate to a Jew is liable to summary execution
by the Palestinian Authority. more
The
Sephardim in England
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Levy (below) talks to
Clive Roslin on "Sounds Jewish" Programme. more
Baghdad
on the Yangtse
Young Judea group 1929, students of the
Jewish Studies Circle in the garden of Ellis Hayim adjacent
to D.E. J. Abraham brother of Flora Sassoon. The students
were from both the Baghdadi and Ashkenazi communities. Shanghai,
China. more
The
Ayatollah and Me
Iran in the early 1950's. A young Shah
rules unsteadily. His prime minister is Dr. Mossadegh, a
charismatic nationalist and demagogue who makes little secret
of his antagonism to the monarchy. more
The
Old Jewish Quarter of Baghdad
Families and relatives lived in the same
neighbourhood. In some cases the adult sons and their spouses
stayed with parents even after they married and had children.
Each couple had one or two rooms in the big house. All shared
the same kitchen. Most of these families lived in harmony,
or at least tolerated each other. more
The
Samaritans
The Samaritans are a small tribe, totalling
about 1,000 people, who live mostly in the town of Nablus
(Shechem) on the steps of Mt. Gerisim, or in Holon, Israel.
more
The
Two Somekhim on Yom Kippur
It seems that the origin of Somekh as a
family name goes back to Rabbi Yechezqel who used to sign
his writings as Yechezqel ha-Somekh, because he had been
honoured with the title of Somekh (Assistant) in the Synagogue
of Baghdad. more
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