Global Jewish Philanthropy and Linguistic Pragmatism in Baghdad

The Jewish community of Baghdad changed dramatically from the mid-nineteenth century until its dissolution between 1949 and 1951. These changes were due to political, social, and technological factors which influenced the entirety of Iraqi society. For the Jewish community of Baghdad, whose numbers...

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Published inArabic and Its Alternatives Vol. 5; p. 201
Main Author Sasha R. Goldstein-Sabbah
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States BRILL 2020
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Summary:The Jewish community of Baghdad changed dramatically from the mid-nineteenth century until its dissolution between 1949 and 1951. These changes were due to political, social, and technological factors which influenced the entirety of Iraqi society. For the Jewish community of Baghdad, whose numbers went from 24,000 in 1876¹ to 118,000 in 1947,² these changes meant that in less than a century the Jews in Baghdad saw the emergence of a flourishing, multi-lingual educated middle class who was actively engaged in Iraqi society and yet deeply connected to world Jewry.³ One important factor in this communal transformation was the role of
ISBN:9004382690
9789004382695
DOI:10.1163/9789004423220_009