Born in Baghdad

by Heskel M. Haddad

In Baghdad, Iraq, in 1939, nine-year-old Heskel Haddad, then the most fervent of Iraqi nationalists, first heard a fellow Iraqi call him "lousy Jew." Iraq, which for centuries was called Babylon, housed the world's oldest continuing Jewish community, largely concentrated in the capital city of Baghdad. By the late 1930's spurred by pro-Nazi elements, the Arab community had become increasingly anti-Semitic. On the eve of the holy day of Shuvuot,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595327087
• ISBN13: 9780595327089
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"