When Baghdad Burned The June 1941 Farhud Massacre

Edwin Black

3 Sivan 5782 – June 2, 2022

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“Farhud“ means violent dispossession. It was a word the Jews of wartime Europe never knew. “Holocaust” was a word the Jews of wartime Iraq never knew. But soon they would all know their meaning regardless of the language they spoke. With the events of June 1–2, 1941, both words came together.

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Edwin Black

Edwin Black is the author of several books including “ IBM and the Holocaust” and the initiator of the Covenant of the Democratic Nations effort. For his prior efforts, he has been awarded the Moral Courage Award, the Moral Compass Award, and the Justice for All Award.