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it's 2 in the morning edwin is getting ready to go to iraq. he's a jewish north london with a point to prove. who is going to even believe that there were jews in iraq. i can no longer carry on living as if nothing else happened and tell my son that he was born in finchley and this was where his us a story started. yet.

we have gotten possible off iraq and i would like to let go. edwin wants to buy a house north of baghdad. it so that he can say the iraqi jews still have a stake in their home in. the snow or as a move like this is being taken as long as our house is being bought the jews of iraq. we are still there. and that gives me the sense of belonging. for decades baghdad has meant violence. and the last place most people would want to call home especially the jews. but it wasn't always so moved.

not diamond got no further than that i think i'm a lucky guy i got a son and family of mine. i 1st came across the jews of baghdad when i was asked to catalog an archive. it belonged to the family of david dunn goal. when david's father was born there were 140000 jews in baghdad. leave they made up nearly half the city. world to people in baghdad now remember them. through the houses and old synagogues are everywhere. edwin has arrived in baghdad looking for his roots. i feel. i haven't

finished with this place. i always any thought was right. unfinished business here. because when i tell people. on the road are you kidding are you crazy. feel i feel. for our. edwin was he just being flowery. iraqi jews are the ones unsung. the ones who were captured and taken slaves. the ones who sang by the waters of babylon there we sat down and wept when we remembered sign. they stayed and wrote a great book of jewish law the babylonian talmud. they were below the muslims in society but they ran their own a says as babylon became mesopotamia and as

mesopotamia became iraq. back in london i went to meet david dangles us. they were born on the banks of the tigris when iraq was ruled by the british. now a lean and doreen live in flats one above the other if this is my grandfather's the chief of iraq. it was hanging i was sitting there only in baghdad to show that to life was good. of course in the middle king face the fests. his speech was that iraq now we don't have religion it's we are all iraqis jews and christians we are all iraqis it was a good time it was very it was planted. this paradise was

created by the british who took but 1917. this little boy being pulled along in it to a british time if he needs constant david kalash. on his father's farm near the town of pop and on. with the world. by a father and stick relation with their. i mean diverted you. to believe . they were like a brother but i say like a brother like a brother i mean they are there to do all we want to the whole we were just like part of one house and my father. we were speaking english they were the rule is. if you are in line with the british the levee can be that

the north will iraq you jews were in line with the british i met salim fatah in israel on many others like me in the pool class the british you are. robbing our resources. our or you. and you. you are trying to tell us what to do we don't want any foreigners here we want to own ourselves by ourselves the law and the free you have nothing to go go. big when british rule ended in 1000 touchy to the oil man didn't go home. the i am i did king of this on their country with directors of the air have to credit him company fashion magic's give the authentic that have touch. not at the pump station how many on top of the boiler yes it was independents.

on tops our today. and their reality lost. while the gov the british. but the british were not the only ones after iraqi oil. as disaffection with the british grew the germans promoted hitler as a liberator. and in 1983 mind count was translated into arabic. i made sure the national a he was a child in basra. there was a famous see. good in the sky. on the ground. here was i missed a lovely summer or feel of a vehicle over. it sounds i propose.

the nazis key arab supporter the grand mufti of jerusalem came to baghdad in 1039. the jews did not understand what happened in iraq. with the mufti and with the influence of the narcisse during the 30 years they are in danger patrols our intention. to move to moved into this house on the banks of the tigris in baghdad next door to david's family the done goes. in early 1941 the move to hitler. you're excellences great fear of. the palestinian problem has united all the arab states and the mutual hatred of the english and the jews. that ups are willing to shed their blood in the

holy war and the oil flow for england. great futa my wishes for a long life and chinese victory. the public mood in iraq turned against the monarchy and in much $941.00 the region fled with the boy king leaving iraq to the fascists and its oil to the germans. once again the british invaded to. do nothing about the 1st came over all of a little bit of an off related the fall of iraq. every doubt that if they don't the rebels all of a load on. the nationalist or defeated completely by the end of may. the half escalations who is the object that can be

a victim for this if restoration the truce. i met just bear on spend most sane television. she was living in the suburbs and her family didn't realize anything was wrong my grandfather went chopping he was beaten very badly they called him you know our jewish you know our english and he was beaten and he was bleeding all over. that night a riot started. in jerusalem i found a man who was in the center of baghdad the muslims evaded the jewish quarter we knew it this way or the other bill will kill jews. all night we were up there on the roof. right into the

waiting for something bad to happen they were banging on doors and breaking people shouting crying. we heard the crowd coming on the stairs my father know it to the neighbors he said please give us every few. good neighbor called his god of a solitude to cross us to the other side. my uncle. who was in the slaughter. is part of the business both of them they live together they die together. to share the class where they stopped the process and took which was outside and they killed our neighbors were muslims. and then my mother. and her family if we were very

good friend. she's a breastfed me. and god bless her calea as they are. came to our house through a strong one the big one they should still be there. i'm cheap book 50 that asked for 3 days. she saved our life. after 941 with the money keep back in place iraq was a piece for the rest of the war. the most he fled and went to berlin. to dangle was brought the house where he lived and the kids got to play in the most he's got. the warhawk he's touched them. there were parties every night the community was living

in a bubble. they were not touched by the holocaust and they were living as if there was no war and nothing has happened much. so my father was very happy to to to stay all and back. david to mattias david dunn gore's neighbor in london as he was in baghdad when they were children. there's always hope that a bad episode was a one off and it won't repeat itself. with the amount of wishful thinking that. the truth and nothing. but the less well off jews why are. they still the right during the war as a warning. suited her rally joined

a secret cell. phone road. there's ours who are we continue. to hone call you didn't begin to do but no more lawyer. law sort of call the house all the iraq. today he teaches kids at the babylonian museum in tel aviv. and he's bringing his replica guns to tell them about how scientists working for the creation of israel came to trade them in fact out why he didn't tell a lot more shoe industry leaders. to give him kudos if you insert the car he thomas kushal how to. cook. can cook. you should wash how much of.

the kenyan backpack design ists were essential to the jewish leader david ben-gurion. he was building his new country and he wanted a 1000000 immigrants to people it and to defending. them of the time of the article would bring bring the jews here. because we don't want to happen. today i know we can bring them so it's bring the jews. around spend most shame decided to learn hebrew the chosen one which is the new state i didn't know all the people that came to study with me. we went far far away in the desert somewhere we are. near the river or somewhere very far over there is there not a soul of the. first lady of the world that busy. we heard

pickled eggs. they were talking about this or it was like the end like either but all the movie that so everybody was interested though. in maine 1948 palestine was partitioned to make way for the new jewish homeland israel. the dream came true that the zionists. and the nightmare began for the jews still living in the arab world. from egypt from france jordan and from the north with support of other arab states palestine is invaded as the united nations looked for ways to stop the war. raging erupted out of palestine and ignited in the streets of iraq.

the fierce the top and when israel won the war the about the government of the talking mostly only against the jews over there were a very difficult situation given 950. jews were fired from government jobs and the people who today shops. jews closed their businesses they do not bear to go through the streets. they hang good jewish people for the zionism and the land the rich do for communism. so everyone and the still there was no way for us to leave their. money open the door was. a deal funded by american scientists with sweetness for the

prime in. his family allowed for the jews to renounce their iraqi citizenship and leave. at 1st the take up was slow. some people didn't want to go they had their jobs and their money and their houses . my parents were not violent they were jews. they have all the whatever it you used to do or in holy days and all and in the synagogue there were not really dying . but then a series of bombs went off in jewish districts of baghdad although the government accused the 9 hind to zionists for doing it in order to drive and the creation. no one believed them now they were afraid or they are throwing bombs in the synagogue

so we have to move so they went to register all of the 70000 when the register in the synagogue so we were about 220000. the minute they close the list of all those wanted to go to jerusalem they confiscated all the money in the banks or what you had you can sell and moving you can sell your house you can sell not even a brand. and we left iraq with them pounds. throughout the summer of 1951 planes flew continuously from baghdad to tell of the. until 120000 iraqi jews were carried away. but the welcome

wasn't what they were expecting. looking like creatures from the arabian night it's a colorful sight but scarcely a pretty one. a sort of weird costume ball on poles and front of you would be using bizarre but. it's what. they conceived of the people who have no concept to be god does not exist the our language is the language of the enemy and they'd be fine. black people. move to move some of these people may have been well to do or even well things like me until now or they are all headed. basically the message just came back guys don't rush for god's sake we rush to this

place and we sitting in tents with a russian. in 1951 life for edwin's family under the money he was comfortable. to leave. alone with 7000 when. they stayed on. and when has left the safety of the hotel to look for his childhood home now sandwiched between the notoriously violent side to city and the river. to any is controlled by a shia militia. the taxi driver is now with us and of course we're going to watch. the full force of the mosques on which very low. father was shot early on will be. adda careful because they could be the police.

that got them put them put them up we had called. them adoption of the. other g. the b. other you know how that doesn't we couldn't. allow that bit other bit you know the. it well go for the whole deal. my god. oh my god what's the solution. to the floyd way way way way. as we know. they got it how do you how difficult we know how the i got to be a bunch of nobodies. why did you always have a noble mark on the boat. well i would. like to. when i saw the house in perth. that you have to leave your old home.

like a criminal. case difficult to put myself into that cauldron of boiling emotions. on bijou who always lived here. as a kind of a feeling of belonging. the district other mother other than i'm going to bob it's going to be genius funny how the could be a goof what i left out of on the other shot of him and him should be you know most of it with his heart and of a heart and all of the love about the guy but the courage to do we would have shimon who has not edwin is still in his old neighborhood trying to find his family's synagogue it's called me a twig. and it's now the only maintained synagogue in iraq who used. to

love it. may tweak is still standing. when saddam hussein needed to piece the americans hearing straight to be preserved. but it's too dangerous to choose to actually worship. baghdad was the center of the jewish world for over 1500 years. they were both in color mode you know in your cupboard. why isis is put so much into iraq. i can't leave. with the fact that my grandfather is very dear. and that we've abandoned him and we just say goodbye but.

claim it's we. could everything. we don't gave in the back. while it is egyptian president is it makes a public appearance following caesar was. seen by the 1st when su is to place my father could see that it was a momentous thing happening in the middle east. it was the 1st time that nationalism asserted itself i remember he used to listen to news day and night he couldn't get away from it one minute the women i mean probably david douglas love the city of my mother who are not happy. you could feel

a kind of anxiety behind the sort of facade of easygoing life ready. our house was on the river front and the royal palace was on the other side we work up to the sound of gunfire. it must have been. sort of 1st light. the radio came on announcing the army had taken over. 2 years after a series in 1958 the monarchy in iraq was overthrown in a leftwing military coup. it had lasted 37 years.

between premier and reassign just opposed years down the republican rebels have offered 10000 pounds for his arrest. insisting the new one thing is a victim and is doable. this is i became qassam he was the leader of the revolt the idea that the king should be replaced by a republic was something strange to us and quite bewildering in some ways even though we knew very little about politics we knew something cataclysmic was happening. i was 3 years old when the coup happened everybody rushed to the balcony to watch. the prime minister for russia and there is site they tied his body to a car and just the usual. revenge would pull his body through the

streets on. back dad i remember my mother my grandmother screaming as the as the body was passed through all of us under me squeezing between them to see what was the commotion. king faisal the 2nd in the royal family were gunned down. and the crown prince's mutilated body was displayed on the walls of the ministry of defense. in 1959 david parents finally made the decision to leave iraq we came to england when we had finally got our entry permit. my father had hoped to make his life in the land of his forefathers it was south. i never went back. after the revolution we had to bring it down we didn't want anybody to come and see we have

the king and on the war. the balinese are at it. and put it away in is still rule. $4000.00 jews stayed after the revolution. the 1st 6 months we thought we are going to be called when east. now even want to learn about communism with us we're out of stuff we are going to be home with. david kalash had a dealership selling fine t. american cars we have what about 70 or $80.00. when the revolution kid mean we thought no boy you were there to write in a big car you want to go in a small car otherwise they would kill you. you corrode believe in 6 months the government they open embassies of the east russia embassy.

china and these people they are starving for american cars. with porn industry with every car street edition. of the short. cut. in 1963 with the tacit support of the cia kassam was killed in another coup by the bath party who included some old wartime fascists and a young officer saddam hussein. israel was back as an issue. and within weeks jewish passports were taken away. i was lucky i was really lucky. i live. in march to have

a modest idea if he said. everything changed in 67 when the 6 day war started. to clear a member coming home from school my mum picked us up. by look at her face. the traffic was stopped by police. convoy with lots of soldiers holding their guns . iran was one of 5 states fighting israel in the 6 day war in june 1967. i remember my brother distinctly say you know this is very bad for us because israelis were in there and they're going to come back and take their revenge on us and israelis knows well we're all gone as the only way. the israelis won. and the

consequences were immediate for the 2000 jews still living in baghdad. people from the post office docked on the door i opened the door myself of the house where the the tough ones on and i just took them they pulled the cords from the wall and took all the instruments on they said i'm sorry but rules are rules jews are not allowed anymore the use of the telephone. my mother was placed immediately on the house to house arrest luckily she knew with the chief inspector of police back that he protected her. there was a lot of help from our muslim friends. in early 1969 the bath leadership laid on an event in response to the 6 day war and its aftermath. saddam hussein now deputy leader was given the job of turning

it into a national festival they rounded out a number of people mostly jews and they accused them of being spies for israel and for the west when they said spider i remember my dad's complection change he. was suddenly said. that doesn't sound good he knew that there probably meant the jews. show trial of the suspects was mounted in january. on the day of the trial i remember we were petrified all of us. and suddenly we see them on television the doorbell rings and when the doorbell rings in the middle of the night even of a for be for everybody look at the evening and for everybody the door there is no reason for their doorbell to ring or less it's trouble that you're in love it was my are saying help have taken either well. they had come

to ask you to check. no matter what we tried what how we tried we could not find out where he was. for me it was like almost the end of the world. a future time or in small groups another 1000 jewish men furnished from their families. then came music danny's uncle. it was a notice like one of those adverts you sell an apartment on the 5th side call of. his partner were found guilty yesterday of a spy and there will be. tomorrow morning. that was my turning point i guess. it was only one fault which is the

same thing of everybody who just one told us let's get out. jews were not allowed to have possible so they couldn't leave the country so there was no other option just. 7071 that your old school was the year you're going to school every morning you count and you look around who is left in your classroom. my mother we had an idea that she was planning to run away. but not at all of the ventures for. very secure she tried to keep myself occupied. she was making dolls walk he men and women in customs. plans were to go on holiday such to northern iraq it's beautiful it's lovely.

and. once we're in the kurdish areas we're pretty much safe because they didn't have any and i must do was this. we knew that this was a proper way to escape. over $71.00 my father brought the family together and told us that. in 2 hours we depart the house wherever. we have to go through checkpoints tried to be cool. pretending to be your holiday jolie and you're looking at around that your sisters who are younger to

a grandmother who was praying about woodley. is it possible this soldier i would suspect he has a family that looks like you know is jewish they look frightened. so when we crossed the border between arab iraq and kurdish iraq and the guy turned around and said you're ok no you've made it. it was just was amazing we knew that we we were free and we were just ecstatic. did used to me. unity was now down to a few 100. the baath party's attention drifted elsewhere. 11 years after alians passport had been taken away her application for a new one suddenly went through. its were close and.

we had less 6 cases with us where went to a friend's house and the next morning we'll length of the at lot and left. 18 arrived in london on the 18th of december 974 leaving 280 jews in baghdad. once you leave the country and don't return within 3 months and all your property is confiscated. and you lose your less ladies your nationality and also there's a bit iraq a little. in 2003 iraq was once again invaded. and non-doing american alliance wanted to be rid of saddam hussein. i'm

going to be to edwin in northern iraq he's buying his house and have built the capital of the kurdish area. he wanted to join the last 5 to still living in baghdad but it's too dangerous that. which is not to say apple is safe for islamic states frontline is just a short drive from met bill city center. past. but. probably a little real close. i bought this house and it is a step in my dream. you

know what maybe just maybe in 30405060 years time jews would reconnect with their both place. it could die with me. but if i don't see that my dream and my life i can east i know i set it in motion. of course i know i'm going for a bit for the beaver i longed for but my about that. i knew all morning for that if you so much or oh. but you don't go there.

i don't want to go back. there's a lot of people who left baghdad in the good times so they have a nice nostalgic memory of it. i know that my memory is just marred by the loss of my uncle. iraq still in all blood. in. it's like this in battle ringing in the back of violence always reminding us where we came from. i still miss that but. i wouldn't like to go now because it's all in the really. the places i know. i'm not the same. it's that to remember.

everything as it is or is as well as it was. i was dreaming. small acts klinsmann to be changing the people making it possible for eco africa fantastic right trying that as they set out to save the environment. that i've learned from one another. and work together for

a better future. i think. the 30 minute spot in d w. i'm scared that the my work that's hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers one liners and. what's your story ready. i mean when i was a women especially in victims of violence in. part and send us your story we are trying always to understand this new culture. another visitor another yes you want to become

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