Farewell to Dejla
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Tova Murad Sadka
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-11-01 - Publisher: ChicagoReviewPress + ORM

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“Portrays the frustrations, joys, and cultural ties of Iraqi Jews . . . as they disperse to Israel and the US . . . in beautiful prose.” —Jewish Book Coun
Farewell to Dejla
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: Tova Murad Sadka
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers, Limited

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Elucidating the sombre diaspora of Iraqi Jews, this collection of stories explores the migration of a people escaping oppression, only to be confronted with the
Iraq's Modern Arabic Literature
Language: en
Pages: 185
Authors: Salih J. Altoma
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-10-14 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Covering 60 years of materials, this bibliography cites translations, studies, and other writings, which represent Iraq's national literature, including recent
Farewell, Babylon
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Naïm Kattan
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher

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In "Farewell, Babylon," Naim Kattan takes readers into the heart of exotic mid-19th-century Baghdad's then-teeming Jewish community. Jews had lived in Iraq for
Memories of Eden
Language: en
Pages: 319
Authors: Violette Shamash
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-15 - Publisher: Northwestern University Press

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According to legend, the Garden of Eden was located in Iraq, and for millennia, Jews resided peacefully in metropolitan Baghdad. Memories of Eden: A Journey Thr