Commemorating the Farhud, 80 Years Later 03 Jun 2021 share this on
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Farhud, Dr. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah of the Amsterdam Jewish Historical Museum and Doreen Dangoor, an Iraqi Jew who lived through the events of the Farhud (Arabic for ‘violent dispossession’), joined the World Jewish Congress for the latest installment of WebTalks.
On 1 June 1941, the Nazi-inspired pogrom erupted in Baghdad on 1 June 1941. When the violence ceased the next day, over 180 Jews were dead, thousands injured, and the community was forever changed. The Farhud was shocking for the Jews of Iraq, which comprised who included some of the country’s most successful businessmen, cultural figures, and intellectual leaders. Within a decade, the overwhelming majority of Iraqi Jews would emigrate to Israel.
In Amsterdam, the world s priciest menorah gets a new life
By Cnaan Liphshiz
AMSTERDAM (JTA) - For the Amsterdam Jewish Historical Museum, Chanukah this year entailed the stressful chore of assembling the world s most expensive menorah.
Last week, the Rintel Menorah, a 266-year-old menorah valued at over a half-million dollars, was put back on display at Amsterdam s Jewish Historical Museum following the restoration of its wooden base, which was lost during the Holocaust. Built in 1753, the menorah is a relic from the golden age of a community that was nearly annihilated by the Nazis.
The restoration entailed the installation of a 3-foot wooden bas.