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Date (Year, Month)PlatformAuthorTitleLinkArchiveNotes
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2012 JuneTimes of IsraelIlan Ben ZionEditor of pro-Israel Kurdish magazine vanishes in Iraq
https://www.timesofisrael.com/editor-of-pro-israel-kurdish-magazine-vanishes/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.ap9yf6kb448v
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2015 OctoberHaaretzJudit NeurinkA Land With No Jews Names Jewish Affairs Rep
https://www.haaretz.com/a-land-with-no-jews-names-jewish-affairs-rep-1.5411809
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.ajnmd2rhg9vf
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2015 October
International Business Times
Michael Kaplan
Iraqi Kurdistan's First Jewish Leader Wants To Revitalize Judaism And Boost Israel-Ties, But Challenges Lie Ahead
https://www.ibtimes.com/iraqi-kurdistans-first-jewish-leader-wants-revitalize-judaism-boost-israel-ties-2154230
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.gddf9dn8gjyx
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2015 OctoberThe Jerusalem PostSam SokolJew appointed to official position in Iraqi Kurdistan
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Jew-appointed-to-official-position-in-Iraqi-Kurdistan-426320
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.7u1zrl1p8k25
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2015 NovemberThe Jerusalem PostAriel Ben SolomonSo are there Jews in Kurdistan?
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/so-are-there-jews-in-kurdistan-432756
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.te0o0c5x3mid
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2015 DecemberThe Jerusalem PostAriel Ben Solomon
Publicity seeking Kurdish official brings back memories of Jewish Kurd aliya fiasco
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/use-of-jewish-issue-by-krg-official-may-cause-confusion-and-damage-436499
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.ckqzdw4cls4t
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2016 MarchTimes of IsraelDov Lieber
Iraqi Kurdistan sees a Jewish revival, thanks to the Islamic State
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-kurdistan-sees-a-jewish-revival-thanks-to-the-islamic-state/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.ty8gl22p876e
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2016 MayAngelus NewsCatholic News Agency
I am a Kurd and a Jew': an interview with Iraq's Sherzad Mamsani
https://angelusnews.com/news/us-world/i-am-a-kurd-and-a-jew-an-interview-with-iraqs-sherzad-mamsani/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.z1izg3m4agoc
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2016 JulyThe TowerJulie LenarzIn Iraqi Kurdistan, a Jewish Past Comes to Life
http://www.thetower.org/article/in-iraqi-kurdistan-a-jewish-past-comes-to-life-sherzad-mamsani/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.97lb5ufkftnv
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2016 JulyAish.comRonda RobinsonSherzad: The Kurdish Jewhttps://www.aish.com/jw/s/Sherzad-The-Kurdish-Jew.html
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.jz8qok8qgtyp
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2016 DecemberLiberty MagazineTina RamirezA Peaceful Gardenhttp://libertymagazine.org/article/a-peaceful-garden
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.qq2ipt5ua3q5
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2016 DecemberCNNMoni BasuVoices of Iraq: Minorities on the edge of extinction
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/14/middleeast/iraq-minority-voices/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.xtepvwwu8t4r
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2017 MayWar Is BoringBenjamin KweskinVery Quietly, Israel and Iraqi Kurdistan Build Ties
https://warisboring.com/very-quietly-israel-and-iraqi-kurdistan-build-ties/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.4ci6298qsly6
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2017 May
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Wilting in the Kurdish Sun: The hopes and fears of religious minorities in northern Iraq
https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/Kurdistan%20report.%20Long.pdf
This is a PDF.
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2017 JuneForbesDoug Bandow
Combating The Scourge Of Religious Persecution: Changing Hearts And Minds In The Middle East
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2017/02/10/combating-the-scourge-of-religious-persecution-changing-hearts-and-minds-in-the-middle-east/?sh=27fd3f8447e5
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.5vpfyx1n61o1
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2017 SeptemberNewsweekTom O'Connor
Turkey Tries To Scare Voters With Warning About Jews Ahead of Kurdish Referendum
https://www.newsweek.com/turkey-fake-news-jews-promote-hate-kurds-iraq-666130
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.8nigebr1vwha
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2018 MarchRudawStaffJewish KRG representative ‘not sacked to appease Baghdad’https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/180320183
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.wfwouucysepl
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2018 MarchTimes of IsraelJudit Neurink
Collateral damage: Kurdistan sacks Jewish community representative to appease Baghdad
https://www.timesofisrael.com/kurdistan-sacks-jewish-community-representative-to-appease-baghdad/
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2018 MayAmi MagazineJake Turx
Undercover No More // Meet Ary Ismail, the high-ranking Jewish commander of Kurdistan’s Peshmerga forces who insisted on waving the Israeli flag while fighting ISIS
https://www.amimagazine.org/2018/05/30/undercover-no-more/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.8kykq01w0y36
The full article is behind a paywall.
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2018 JulyThe Jerusalem PostJeremy Sharon
Suspected police violations in detention of Conservative rabbi
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/suspicion-of-violations-by-police-over-detention-of-conservative-rabbi-563411
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.27p50rhs9bhj
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2018 AugustMiddle East EyeMatt Alesevich
Iraq's Kurdish Jews look to the future with hope and scepticism
https://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/news/iraq-s-remaining-kurdish-jews-mix-hope-scepticism-740534123
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.cjup9se6e492
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2019 NovemberMakor Rishon אסף גבור, Assaf Gibor"פתחתי תיבת פנדורה ושילמתי את המחיר"https://www.makorrishon.co.il/magazine/186033/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.j4aeo83y5ban
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2019 Decemberi24 NewsAFPIn modest Hanukkah revival, candles burn in Iraqi Kurdistan
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/1577732400-in-small-hanukkah-revival-candles-burn-in-iraqi-kurdistan
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.8ggw6udr5ubr
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2019 DecemberKurdistan24Hiwa Shilani
WATCH: Jewish community in Kurdistan Region celebrates Hanukkah
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/a1bab029-343d-4583-ab7a-3633e6a4a0d4
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.hyrwrt7p6ahy
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SqKtP31y27M-wCLL_0U5hJr7sHaFvTGn/view?usp=sharing
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2020 JanuaryYahoo! NewsAFPHanukkah candles burn in Iraqi Kurdistan
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hanukkah-candles-burn-iraqi-kurdistan-184049170.html
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.2pfrg0l2fjyq
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2020 JuneRudawAlqosh, a historic example of coexistence in #Kurdistan
https://www.facebook.com/RudawEnglish/videos/297035544654120/
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2020 JulyUSA TodayKathy Ireland
Kathy Ireland: How lesson about tolerance in Kurdistan can help Americans overcome racism
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/07/12/kathy-ireland-how-lesson-from-kurdistan-can-help-america-fight-racism-column/5412825002/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.tzc9nyz0js8w
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2020 AugustDavarUriel LevyThe Miracle of the Tomb of Prophet Nahumhttps://en.davar1.co.il/244830/
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2020 SeptemberKurdistan24چیرۆکی "کۆتاییهاتنی سەردەمی جووەکانی هەولێر" و عێراق
https://www.kurdistan24.net/so/news/d737bd81-abf4-4b60-8c78-d7eb810baa9f
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2020 SeptemberRudawAFPIraq's Jews fled long ago, heritage struggles onhttps://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/060920201
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.q22ls5yzsmkt
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2020 SeptemberTimes of IsraelQassim KhidirIn Erbil, Iraq’s few remaining Jews cling to a fading heritage
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-erbil-iraqs-few-remaining-jews-cling-to-a-fading-heritage/
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2020 NovemberShafaq
Kurdistan’s Jews are looking forward to normalizing and restoring their religious heritage
https://shafaq.com/en/Report/Kurdistan-s-Jews-are-looking-forward-to-normalizing-and-restoring-their-religious-heritage
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2016 April
International Religious Freedom Caucus
The Honorable Trent Franks
Reviving Jewish Identity and Supporting Representation of Religious Diversity in Iraq
http://dearcolleague.us/2016/04/briefing-reviving-jewish-identity-supporting-representation-religious-diversity-iraq/
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http://education.mei.edu/content/article/saving-iraq-s-cultural-heritage
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http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2017/06/iraqs-remaining-kurdish-jews-look-to.html
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http://www.aina.org/reports/utkordiik.pdf
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http://www.islamichouseofwisdom.com/outreach/2017/3/23/32317-iraqi-religious-delegation-visited-islamic-house-of-wisdom-this-morning
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http://www.jcfk.org/newsroom/262-iraqi-kurdistan-sees-a-jewish-revival-thanks-to-the-islamic-state
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https://breakingmatzo.com/history-of-jews/history-of-jews-in-iraq/
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https://ekurd.net/kurdistan-sacks-jewish-representative-2018-03-18
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https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/340377/kurdish-leaders-remember-holocaust-invite-jews-to-come-home/
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https://globalengage.org/updates/view/the-colonnade-iraq-october-2015
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https://hamecblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/14/in-midst-of-war-against-isis-iraqi-kurds-commemorate-holocaust-memorial-day-for-the-first-time/
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https://hamodia.com/columns/sherzad-omar-mamsani/
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https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/iraqi-kurds-reject-anti-israel-133046284.html
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https://iq.usembassy.gov/may-5-deputy-principal-officer-roy-perrin-participated-commemoration-holocaust/
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https://medium.com/@Jerusalem_Post/cooperation-between-kurdistan-officials-and-israel-1c6722b8fff4
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https://mishpacha.com/50-miles-from-isis/
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https://pointofview.net/articles/iraqs-last-jews-need-our-help/
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https://shavei.org/jews-of-kurdistan-want-more-recognition/
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https://www.albawaba.com/loop/watch-kirkuk’s-jewish-homes-still-standing-891804
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https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/246196
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https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Nov-30/325295-jewish-kurds-hold-groundbreaking-iraq-commemoration.ashx
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/religion/2017/03/30/jewish-meal-explores-tolerance-historical-lens/99812086/
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https://www.foxnews.com/world/iraqs-kurds-urge-jews-other-religious-minorities-to-come-practice-faith
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Kurds_An_Encyclopedia_of_Life_Cultur/QAFeDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=sherzad+mamsani&pg=PA259&printsec=frontcover
Mention of Sherzad.
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/מערכת_היחסים_בין_הכור/emFDAQAACAAJ?hl=en
Sherzad's fake book.
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjl8LaUyJ7uAhUD1qwKHbffCgI4HhAWMAR6BAgGEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.sciendo.com%2Fdownloadpdf%2Fjournals%2Fpn%2F8%2F1%2Farticle-p157.xml&usg=AOvVaw3P7cvvT-dKpmmvXPtmZr-h
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjl8LaUyJ7uAhUD1qwKHbffCgI4HhAWMAR6BAgGEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.sciendo.com%2Fdownloadpdf%2Fjournals%2Fpn%2F8%2F1%2Farticle-p157.xml&usg=AOvVaw3P7cvvT-dKpmmvXPtmZr-h
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjLqYywyJ7uAhWNmq0KHSdUD1s4MhAWMAB6BAgDEAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aina.org%2Freports%2Futkordiik.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3Ep5CNbIm4LV6tA3GYaqpa
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https://www.haaretz.com/a-land-with-no-jews-names-jewish-affairs-rep-1.5411809
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https://www.jerusalemonline.com/kurdish-jewish-official-the-world-ignores-the-destruction-of-iraqs-synagogues-19659/
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https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jews-of-iraq
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https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/kurdistan-official-launches-appeal-to-save-jewish-tomb-462958
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.33428/jsoutasiamiddeas.41.2.0016#metadata_info_tab_contents
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https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/c9398d18-71fd-49ae-aab8-ef79ed8af035
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/12/iraq-jews-need-help/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/politics/iraqi-kurds-build-washington-lobbying-machine-against-isis.html
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331300436_Trapped_within_the_law_Will_the_Kurdish_Jews_return_to_their_homeland
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https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/180320183
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https://www.salom.com.tr/arsiv/haber-99917-haber.html
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https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/kurdistan-s-jewish-leader-our-responsibilty-is-to-lobby-for-an-independent-kurdistan
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https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/kurdistan-and-israel
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https://www.thejc.com/news/world/kurdish-parliament-creates-department-for-jews-1.60772
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https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/08/03/Jewish-officials-seek-to-save-ancient-Nahum-tomb-in-Iraq/6261470231566/
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/12/i-am-a-kurd-and-a-jew-an-interview-with-iraqs-sher/
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https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/kurds-in-iraq-official-commemorate-expulsion-of-jews-12-2-2015?print=true
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https://www.irfaasawtak.com/iraq/2020/09/07/يهود-العراق-يبق-الذكريات
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.6d89z77j7j72
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https://money.yahoo.com/iraqs-jews-fled-long-ago-044736378.html
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rOdeDi5KRnegDzqLUIxSoZCz31wNin_gv-27eIpvfo/edit#heading=h.q22ls5yzsmkt