First Jewish Museum Opens in Baghdad – and the Crowds Come to Visit

The first Jewish museum has opened in Baghdad, located in the historic building of the "Shemesh" school from 1928. The museum attracts dozens of Iraqi visitors daily, who view certificates, documents, and photographs. The project was led by Dr. Khalida Fouad Eliyahu, a Jewish dentist born in Baghdad. No Jewish visitors have arrived yet.

The first Jewish museum in Baghdad opened last month in the historic building of the Jewish school "Shemesh," founded in 1928 on Al-Rashid Street. The museum attracts dozens of Iraqi visitors daily, who view school certificates, handwritten documents, and family photographs. Exhibits include portraits of Sassoon Yehezkel, Iraq's first finance minister, and singer Salima Murad. The project was led by Dr. Khalida Fouad Eliyahu, a Jewish dentist born in Baghdad. The legal representative of the community reported that no Jewish visitors have arrived yet, but Iraqis are visiting in significant numbers. The article notes that the Jewish community in Iraq numbered about 150,000 in 1947, and today only a handful of Jews remain in Baghdad.