The Jews of Kurdistan

by Erich Brauer and Raphael Patai

The Jews of Kurdistan is a unique historical document in that it presents a picture of Kurdish Jewish life and culture prior to World War II.

Following World War II, members of the sizable Jewish community in what had been Kurdistan, now part of Iraq, left their homeland and resettled in Palestine where they were quickly assimilated with the dominant Israeli-Jewish culture.

The Jews of Kurdistan is a unique historical document...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814323928
• ISBN13: 9780814323922
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"