From
the Ambassador of Israel
Thank you for your letter and for forwarding
your correspondence with the Foreign Office. We are indeed
in troubled times and we are most appreciative of the efforts
of individuals such as yourself who fight for Israel’s
cause. more
Letter
from David Cohen
In Israel, the late Dr Mansour Nourallah,
who was attached to the Histadruth Organisation, followed
his father’s tradition. He was highly esteemed and
loved by the Iraqi community, who used to attend to him
for medical treatment. more
Who
was behind the Holocaust?
I read The Scribe occasionally, after
having come across it on the Internet. I usually find it
to be insightful. In this issue, however, you make a claim
that seems very extreme. more
E-mail
from Amira Bernstein
I have been coming to London every couple
of years, working for Chemical Abstracts Service. I have
been visiting Samir and Gracy Tricot and Latif and Samira
Balass. I love seeing my classmates from Frank Iny, Sabah
Gabbay, Emil Cohen, Eli Timman, etc. more
Sixty
Generations Roots to Babylon
I found the article mentioned in the subject
line on-line at your web site. I share this same genealogy,
down to generation 28, Raymond V Berenger; from there I
am descended from all three of Sancha's sisters. more
Letter
from Michael Paysden
I am Jewish but not Iraqi, although I have
been very influenced by “input" from certain Iraqi
& Iranian sources and would like to deepen my understanding
of Iraqi tradition, especially with a view to following
it myself, so far as I am able. Is there anywhere I might
obtain tapes (especially of davening, etc) or any other
useful material? more
Buddhist
Statues
I always enjoy The Scribe, however, I do
not think your comments on the destruction of the Buddhist
statues in Afghanistan are helpful. I do not think that
simply because the statues 'offend the followers of monotheism'
they deserve to be destroyed. more
The
Custom of Tashlich
I recently was in Bombay for the high holidays
last year. I have a question regarding the practice of Tashlich
for the Baghdadi community there. more
Update
of the Dangoor Family Tree
I was very pleased to see the Dangoor family
tree, and I am certain it was a tremendous project to complete.
While reviewing the family tree I noticed that only my uncle
Shaul was noted as a descendant of Haron. more
Racism
in Durban
I fully agree with you that we are now “an
endangered species”. The depression which my delegation
had at the UN Conference against Racism in Durban was beyond
belief. more
Calcutta
Synagogues
Last week I toured Magen David and Beth
El in Calcutta. It was hard to find caretakers but finally
(in both cases) I was able to have a tour. more
Jerusalem
– Al Kuds
Mr Arafat and other Palestinian officials
deny a Jewish relationship to Jerusalem. That is contrary
to the facts. more
Questions
about the Exilarchs
Tracing the Davidic Dynasty. more
Adam
as the First Man of Civilisation
Thank you so much for sharing with me your
thoughts about Adam. Your ideas make a coherent and convincing
story that accords reasonably well with the scientific evidence.
If I understood you correctly, it all started about 10,000
years ago, when men migrated from Africa to Aden. more
Britain
and the Holocaust
You have provided in page 11 of issue 74,
“Was Britain Actively Involved in the Holocaust?”
An introduction to the complexity of the affiars of the
British Government with some of your remarks regarding the
Holocaust. more
Yizkor
Books
The Yizkor books, memorial volumes of great
relevance to Holocaust studies, have been the subject of
a bibliography which has taken several years to compile.
more
Corrida
in Baghdad!
Every Summer Spanish cities put up a strange
kind of sport called Corrida in which a large number of
bulls are let loose in the streets chasing a large crowd
of young men running before them. more
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