by guestpost [➚] · Friday, July 31st, 2009
by Loolwa Khazzoom
Those of us with chronic pain or other chronic illness may find ourselves wandering through life feeling dumfounded: How did I get here? This is not who I am or who I was supposed to be or where I was heading. Who am I now? How do I integrate these different pieces of my identity? What is authentically me? How do I accept and incorporate my condition without letting it define me? On the occasion of tsha b’ab, a Jewish memorial day, I approach these questions through telling the story of a national, religious, cultural, historic, and ultimately, personal journey.
Two thousand, five hundred, and ninety five years ago to this day, Babylonian armies destroyed the holy temple in Jerusalem, ransacked the ancient Kingdom of Judah, murdered scores of people throughout the kingdom (known as “Jews” – ie, the people of Judah), and hauled off scores more as captives, to the land of Babylon.
Seven years ago, around this very day, I stood on the edge of the land that once was a small city in that ancient Kingdom of Judah – on the exact spot where the city guard looked from his tower into the distance and saw flames of light extinguishing in surrounding towns. The ensuing darkness signaled that the Babylonians were approaching and the end was near.
A chill went through my spine. More »
by Aryeh Cohen [➚] · Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Each year NPR has a reading of the Declaration of Independence. This year’s reading seemed like it was an indictment of the last eight and a half years of American foreign and domestic policy (with King George’s part played by his erstwhile stand-in). Give a read:
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
by Aryeh Cohen [➚] · Thursday, February 12th, 2009
These are the last month’s US casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.
More information here.
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Bennett, 23, of Clifton, Va., died Jan. 11 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pvt. Sean P. McCune, 20, of Euless, Texas, died Jan. 11 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Sgt. Marquis R. Porter, 28, of Brighton, Mass., died Jan. 11 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pfc. Ricky L. Turner, 20, of Athens, Ala., died Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Roberto Andrade Jr., 26, of Chicago, Ill., died Jan. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Ezra Dawson, 31, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Jan. 17 in Konar Province, Afghanistan when the Chinook helicopter he was in made a hard landing under combat conditions. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Jan. 24 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington, 24, of Swansea, Mass., died Jan. 24 in Basra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-hostile accident in his unit motor pool. He was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 80th Ordnance Battalion, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Pvt. Grant A. Cotting, 19, of Corona, Calif., died Jan. 24 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 515th Sapper Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
The following Marines died Jan. 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan: Sgt. David W. Wallace III, 25, of Sharpsville, Pa., Sgt. Trevor J. Johnson, 23, of Forsyth, Mont.
CW4, Suggs, Milton Eric, 51, of Lockport, La., died Jan. 30 at camp Lemonier, Djibouti. He was assigned to the 38th Operational Support Airlift Detachment, Hammond, Louisiana.
Spc. Darrell L. Fernandez, 25, of Truth or Consequences, N.M., died Jan. 31 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Staff Sgt. Jason E. Burkholder, 27, of Elida, Ohio. Feb. 8 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
1st Lt. Jared W. Southworth, 26, of Oakland, Ill. Feb. 8 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Spc. Christopher P. Sweet, 28, of Kahului, Hawaii, died Feb. 6 in Kirkush, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172d Separate Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany.
Spc. James M. Dorsey, 23, of Beardstown, Ill., died Feb. 8 in Kamaliyah, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Kevin T. Preach, 21, of Bridgewater, Mass., died Feb. 7 from wounds he received Jan. 24 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
by Aryeh Cohen [➚] · Thursday, February 12th, 2009
These are the last month’s Iraqi casualties.
More details here.
02/07/09 TAL AFAR – Gunmen in a speeding car opened fire and killed two civilians in Tal Afar, 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, on Friday, police said.
02/06/09 KIRKUK – U.S. and Iraqi security forces killed a civilian and arrested six suspected militants in raids on towns southwest of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
02/05/09 KHANAQIN – A suicide bomber killed 15 people and wounded 15 others at a restaurant in the town of Khanaqin in volatile northeastern Diyala province, 140 km (100 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said.
02/05/09 Mosul – Gunmen opened fire upon a policeman in al Jammasa neighbourhood, northeastern Mosul at 5 p.m. and killed him strait away.
02/05/09 Mosul – Reporter Salam Arab Doski, was killed by a policeman during a fight, on his doorstep in Wadi Sakhr neighbourhood, western Mosul at 4 p.m. Thursday. Police said it was a personal issue.
02/04/09 Baghdad – Around 3:30 p.m. a sticky bomb targeted the head of the Awakening council in Dawoodi neighborhood, west Baghdad, injuring him and killing his son and injuring three civilians.
02/04/09 BAQUBA – Iraqi police force found a mass grave containing eight decayed, decapitated bodies in a town north of Baquba…a police source said. The area was once controlled by al-Qaeda militants, the source added.
02/02/09 Mosul – Three Iraqis from one family (the father, the mother and their son) were killed and nine were injured when a roadside bomb targeted a vehicle of the US military in downtown Mosul city north of Baghdad around 1 pm.
01/31/09 Baghdad – One civilians was killed and another was injured in a tribal fight after a car accident in Sadr city in east Baghdad on Saturday morning.
01/29/09 Baghdad – A gunman killed Omar Farooq al Ani, a candidate of Tawafoq front in Ameriyah neighborhood in south Baghdad. Al Ani was killed near his house in al Madhayif Street around 7 p.m.
01/29/09 Baquba – Gunmen killed three men after kidnapping them. One of the three men is a candidate of the coming provincial election. Police found the three bodies in Mohammed al Malih village east of Baquba.
01/29/09 Mosul – Gunmen killed Hazim Salim Ahmed, a candidate for the provincial election in al Amil area in south Mosul city on Thursday evening.
01/29/09 Tuz – A police officer was killed and a policeman was injured when gunmen attacked one of the election centers (Aisha High School) in Tuz district on Wednesday evening.
01/28/09 Baghdad – Around 9 p.m. gunmen killed Maiyadah Al Baiati, a member of the Islamic party, in Al Yarmouk neighborhood in Baghdad.
01/28/09 Mosul – A roadside bomb targeted a police vehicle in New Mosul neighborhood in Mosul city killing one policeman and injuring another.
01/28/09 Tuz – Gunmen killed one police officer and injured a policeman in Tuz area in the province.
01/27/09 MOSUL – A car bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers, including an army major, and wounded three people, including two soldiers, when it targeted an army patrol in eastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/26/09 MOSUL – Police said they discovered an unidentified decapitated body in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad.
01/25/09 MOSUL – A roadside bomb killed a civilian and wounded two other people, including a policeman, when it blew up near a police patrol on Saturday in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/24/09 Baghdad – A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Dora neighborhood (south Baghdad) around 7:30 p.m. One policeman was killed and two civilians were wounded.
01/24/09 Diyala – Gunmen burned three truck trailers in Sadiya village (northeast of Baquba) on Friday night. One driver was killed while the other two are missing.
01/24/09 FALLUJA – A suicide car bomber killed five policemen and wounded 13 other people, including six police officers, at a checkpoint in Garma, 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Police Lieutenant Mohammed al-Jumaili said.
01/23/09 Baghdad – A roadside bomb targeted a civilian car in al Khadhraa neighbourhood, western Baghdad at 5 p.m. Friday killing the driver and injuring the two passengers.
01/23/09 Baquba (near)- Gunmen attacked a family traveling from al Gatoun area near Baquba towards Baladrouz, 28 miles to the east of Baquba, Friday morning killing nine members of the family including two men, six women and one baby girl and kidnapping two men
01/23/09 Wasit – Gunmen raided a house in Zuhur neighbourhood in the town of Suaira, Thursday killing the family of four living in the house, the mother, father, daughter and baby son.
01/22/09 Samarra – One unidentified body, with the head cut off was found by a police patrol in al Eit neighbourhood, 30 km to the east of the city of Samarra, Wednesday. The body was clad in a traditional dishdasha gown and was partially decomposed.
01/21/09 BAGHDAD – A bomb attached to a vehicle in the convoy of a Baghdad University dean, Ziyad al-Ani, killed four people and wounded 10 others in north Baghdad’s Adhamiya district, police said.
01/21/09 DOUR – A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol killed five policemen and wounded three in Dour, near the city of Tikrit, about 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, police Captain Anwar Mohammed said.
01/21/09 ZUBAIR – Police found the body of a national border guard in the town of Zubair, near Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, police said.
01/20/09 BAGHDAD – A parked car bomb killed three civilians and wounded another five when it struck a U.S. patrol in Baghdad’s western Mansour district, police said. The U.S. military said two American soldiers were wounded.
01/20/09 MOSUL – Armed men entered a real-estate agent’s office and opened fire in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, killing him and wounding a child nearby, police said.
01/20/09 MOSUL – Armed men in a car opened fire in Mosul, killing a civilian walking in the street, police said.
01/19/09 BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol in the Zaafaraniya district of southeast Baghdad killed an off-duty police captain and wounded eight people, including a policeman, police said.
01/19/09 MOSUL – Gunmen stormed a bakery in west Mosul and killed a man inside, police said.
01/18/09 MOSUL – Gunmen in a car killed two guards protecting a communications tower on Saturday in northeastern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/18/09 MOSUL – Gunmen in a car shot dead an off-duty policeman on Saturday in northern Mosul, police said.
01/17/09 BAGHDAD – A bomb attached to a vehicle belonging to a municipal official killed his driver and wounded a bystander in the Yarmouk district of western Baghdad, police said.
01/16/09 ISHAQI – A roadside bomb killed three civilians and wounded another five when it struck their vehicle in Ishaqi, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/16/09 JBELA – Gunmen killed Haythem al-Hasnowi, a candidate in Iraq’s provincial election, when they opened fire on his convoy near the town of Jbela, 65 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
01/16/09 KIRKUK – Iraqi police found the bodies of three men bearing signs of torture and gunshot wounds in northwestern Kirkuk on Thursday, police said.
01/16/09 MOSUL – Gunmen burst into a house and opened fire in Mosul, 390 km (290 miles) north of Baghdad, killing one woman and wounding two other people, police said.
01/16/09 MOSUL – Iraqi police found the body of a Christian man with gunshot wounds to the head in northern Mosul, on Thursday, police said.
01/16/09 MUSSAYAB – Iraqi police found the body of a policeman in Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, on Thursday, police said.
01/15/09 MOSUL – Gunmen in a speeding car killed a man on Wednesday near his house in the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/14/09 KIRKUK – Gunmen killed an off-duty policeman in eastern Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/14/09 MOSUL – A parked car bomb killed a soldier and wounded another three people including a soldier when it exploded on army convoy in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/13/09 MOSUL – A roadside bomb killed a policeman when it struck his police patrol on Monday in the northern city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/12/09 Baghdad – Around 11 a.m. A roadside bomb targeted a truck of the Iraqi army carrying ammunition in Yarmouk neighborhood killing three soldiers and injuring three civilians.
01/12/09 Baghdad – Around 8 a.m. a roadside bomb and a parked car bomb exploded targeting civilians in New Baghdad neighborhood. Three civilians were killed and ten others were injured.
01/12/09 Baghdad – Around 8:15 a.m. a sticky bomb exploded in a civilian car in Sheikh Omar area killing one person and injuring another.
01/12/09 Baghdad – Around 9 a.m. a roadside bomb exploded in Karrada neighborhood near Kahramana square killing one civilian and injuring two civilians and one traffic policeman.
01/12/09 Baghdad – Iraqi police found on dead body in Dora neighborhood in Baghdad.
01/11/09 BAGHDAD – Gunmen stormed a money exchange shop, killing the owner and one of his employees, and wounding three other employees near eastern Baghdad’s Palestine street, police said.
01/11/09 MOSUL – Gunmen killed three policemen when they attacked a police patrol in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
01/11/09 MOSUL – Two bodies of men who had been shot dead were found in Mosul on Saturday, police said
01/10/09 BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb killed a civilian and wounded another six when it exploded in the east Baghdad district of Kamaliya, police said.
01/10/09 BAIJI – A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol killed five Iraqi soldiers on Friday in the northern town of Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
by Aryeh Cohen [➚] · Friday, January 23rd, 2009
We have, thank God, changed regimes. We, thank God, have a new President who speaks of peace. Yet, we cannot afford to forget that we are still fighting two wars and Americans, Iraqis and Afghanis are dying.
American Deaths
Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi, 21, of Bronx, N.Y., died Jan. 1 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter, 20, of Chester Heights, Pa., died Dec. 31, 2008, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Lance Cpl. Chadwick A. Gilliam, 29, of Mayking, Ky., died Jan. 3 at a U.S. military base in Kuwait. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Cassada, 19, of Hendersonville, N.C., died Jan. 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Anthony D. Davis, 29, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died Jan. 6 in Northern Iraq, of wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Bennett, 23, of Clifton, Va., died Jan. 11 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pvt. Sean P. McCune, 20, of Euless, Texas, died Jan. 11 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Sgt. Marquis R. Porter, 28, of Brighton, Mass., died Jan. 11 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pfc. Ricky L. Turner, 20, of Athens, Ala., died Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Roberto Andrade Jr., 26, of Chicago, Ill., died Jan. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Iraqi Deaths more information here
8 Jan 2009, Abdelrazeq Mohsen Ulwi, 34, male, al-Saadiya
6 Jan 2009, Mohammed Qassim, 25, male, Baquba
5 Jan 2009, Subhi Hassan / Subhi Hassan Mohammed, adult male, Jemen/Cheman, north of Kirkuk, Political party official
4 Jan 2009, Son of Haidar, 4, male, Imam Moussa shrine, Kadhimiyah, Baghdad
4 Jan 2009, Haidar, cousin of Abu Fatima, adult, male, Imam Moussa shrine, Kadhimiyah, Baghdad
4 Jan 2009, Dhiaa Hussein, cousin of Hussein Abu Ali, 20, male, Imam Moussa shrine, Kadhimiyah, Baghdad, Security guard
3 Jan 2009, Anwar Mohyee Al-Din Rasoul / Mohieddin Rassoul / Anwar Mohedin Rasoul, adult male, Al-Shourja, central Kirkuk, Political party member
3 Jan 2009, Brothers, adult male, Sinjar Tribal leader
2 Jan 2009, Brothers of Qais Mohammid Hassoun, adult male, Yusufiya
2 Jan 2009, Brother of Faris Qarqouly, adult male, Yusufiya
by Aryeh Cohen [➚] · Friday, December 5th, 2008
The United States is still fighting two wars and American soldiers and Iraqi and Afghanistanian soldiers and civilians are dying. In the last two weeks seven American soldiers died (according to the DoD press releases):
- Gunnery Sgt. Marcelo R. Velasco, 40, of Miami, died Nov. 19 from injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I MEF, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
- Pvt. Charles Yi Barnett, 19, of Bel Air, Maryland, died on Nov. 20 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Tallil, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
- Sgt 1st Class Miguel A. Wilson, 36, of Bonham, Texas, died Nov. 21 in Abu Sayf, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a rescue attempt of another soldier while their unit was conducting a dismounted reconnaissance mission. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
- Master Sgt. Anthony Davis, 43, of Deerfield, Fla., died Nov. 24 in Baaj, Iraq, after being shot by an Iraqi Security Force soldier while he was conducting a dismounted humanitarian food drop. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
- 1st Lt. William K. Jernigan, 35, of Doraville, Ga., died Nov. 24 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
- Capt. Warren A. Frank, 26, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Nov. 25 while supporting combat operations in Ninewa province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liasion Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
- Capt. Robert J. Yllescas, 31, of Lincoln, Neb., died Dec. 1 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered Oct. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
by Danya [➚] · Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
One of the perks of lurking around the Jewish publishing world is that sometimes you get to read stuff before it’s out. One of the best things that I’ve read recently is Ariel Sabar’s forthcoming My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq. Sabar’s father, Yona, grew up speaking Aramaic in a small town in the mountains of Northern Iraq, and left for Israel as part of the mass exodus of Iraqi Jews in the early 1950′s. Yona Sabar eventually became a prominent linguist of Neo-Aramaic; he’s a professor at UCLA now.
The book is primarily Yona’s story, and offers a valuable look at life as it was in Sabar senior’s small town of Zakho for his and his parents’ generation, and of how things were for Mizrahi Jews just after the founding of the State of Israel (hint: not easy.) More than biography, though, the author weaves together history, folklore, third-party recollections and the occasional juicy linguistic nugget to paint a compelling portrait of small-town Iraqi Jews (and their transformation from small-town Iraqi living) over the last 100 years. There’s a lot of important stuff here, and it makes for yummy and worthwhile reading.
My Father’s Paradise isn’t out yet, but you can pre-order it.
by Justin [➚] · Sunday, June 29th, 2008
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Some 300 rare and valuable books confiscated from Iraq’s Jewish community by Saddam Hussein’s regime have been secretly spirited into Israel, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.
The books include a 1487 commentary on the biblical Book of Job and another volume of biblical prophets printed in Venice in 1617, the Haaretz daily said… Many volumes were damaged during the bombing of government buildings in the opening weeks of the war, and after the fall of Baghdad most of the books were sent off to be temporarily stored at the Library of Congress in Washington.
Full article after the jump… More »
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