Letters
from readers
- A letter from the Family of Shiri Negar
who was killed by a suicide bomber on June 2002. more
- Does The Scribe support a U.S. pre-emptive
strike on Iraq? more
- A comment on the review of “On being
a Jewish Christian” by Bishop Hugh Montefiore (The
Scribe No 71 p 29), Questions about Benjamin of Tudela,
Abraham and the ancient Persian town of SABA more
- Typographic error on issue 75 more
- How you can claim that you are the present incumbent
to the Exilarch unless you have proof that you are from
the lineage of King David? a letter to the Scribe editor
more
- A letter concerning the distribution of 1,000 family
packs of matzot to the needy of Jerusalem for Passover more
- A copy of , Jerusalem, 2002 based on the manuscript of
Rabbi Ezra Dangoor, added to the Hebrew Section of the British
Library more
- A letter from the Association of Jews from Egypt (UK)
about the Exhibition on Babylonian Jewry at the Jewish Museum
in Camden Town, plus some community facts more
- We have an opportunity to explore Jewish artefacts and
manuscripts and Jewish Holy sites in Iraq. We do not know
when this opportunity will end, but it is likely to cease
when a stable government will be established, which may
be almost as anti-Jewish as the past regime. A request from
the Jewish National and Hebrew University Library more
- An article published last year, by the Babylonian Jewry
Heritage Centre, in a booklet entitled "Batei Hakneset
Bebavel": Darush Le- Bar Mitzvah by the late Hacham
Ezra Dangoor Z"l, a comment about the article "The
Israeli Source of the Pathan Tribes" (Scribe Issue
74, p. 53) and a poem by Grace Dayan
more
- A letter from Lucien Gubbay about the tracing of his
great great great grandfather Reuben Gubbay and the tombstone
inscription dated February 1799 more
- A letter of appreciation from Yvonne Cohen, New York
more
- A letter from Mr Naim Dangoor to Mr Mike Byford, Chairman
of the BBC World Service more
- 50 Shanghai lost Jewish tombstones found, Among them
a few Sepharadi - Baghdadian tombstones and the Moses House
in Shanghai more
- The 'By the Rivers of Babylon' Exhibition an exhibition
exploring the roots and heritage of Iraqi Jews at The Jewish
Museum in Camden Town and the contribution of the Dangoor
family more
- A letter from Mordechai Ben-Porat, Chairman of the Babylonian
Jewry Heritage Center, about WOJAC and the U.S. fund for
compensating Jewish and Palestinian claimants more
- A letter about the Sassoon family tree more
- The Agassi Family Tree website project more
- A letter of appreciation from Cathy Hardoon, Renée
Dangoor's old Shanghai classmate more
- A UJIA Appeal- The UJIA's Victim Support Fund has distributed
over £1 million in the last four months to 155 Israeli
terror victims and their families more
-A letter to the Editor of the Jewish Chronicle: about
the rice & lentils project operated by the The Exilarch's
Foundation in Jerusalem more
-Exploring Jewish
History in China, Jewish-Asian Resources on the Web more
-A letter from
Mr. Dangoor to Daniel Crewe, reporter for The Times, about
his idea for an interest-free monitory system more
-The Struma story and the Stoliar/ Stolier family name
from Ukraine more
-Further information wanted about an article in issue no.
9 Jan/Feb 1973, 'under The Baghdad Hangings' by G.C.B. (Gourji
C Bekhor) more
-A question about “The New Iraq” more
-A letter of appreciation From Hazon Yeshaya more
-Response to the exhibition By the Rivers of Babylon –
The story of the Jews of Iraq more
- The young man who climbed onto the roof of the Iraqi
Embassy in London during the demonstration in 1969 after
the murder of the 9 Jews in Baghdad, writes to the scribe
more
-In search of the history of the Twena family more
-A question about the
Struma affair, Russian or British submarine? more
-A correction
about a picture published In issue 75 of the Hall of Culture
and Friendship in Shanghai more
-A letter of appreciation for recieving Rabbi Ezra Dangoor's
work on Koheleth more
-Arequest to receive printed copies of The Scribe more
-Elections in Shanghai for the new Board of Executive Committee
of the community more
-A question about the "Ezra" and "Bahar"
family tree more
-A letter from the Curator of 'By the Rivers of Babylon'
at The Jewish Museum about the photographs exhibited more
-Thoughts and Afterthoughts by Naim Dangoor, a letter to
President George W Bush about the start of One World doctrine
more
-The injustice suffered by Jews from Arab lands who were
dispossessed and their assets expropriated by the respective
Arab Governments following the turmoil and hatred unleashed
by the creation of Israel in 1948
more
-"Ras-Al-Qarya", a primary school for Jewish
boys affiliated to the Ministry of Education (Maaref) of
the Iraqi government, which was functioning until shortly
before the Jews left Iraq more
-The Guild of Jewish Journalists Authors and Writers' campaign
to raise awareness of the position of Jews ejected from
Arab lands since 1948 more
-A letter of appreciation from Linda Menuhin (Daughter
of Yaacob Abdel Aziz), for Mr. Dangoor's donation to "KANOON",
for the sake of reviving the Iraqi Jewish music more
-Information about a link to the Sassoon family tree more
-Memories of Shi'ite Muslim who grew up in Baghdad and
has fond memories of the magnificent Jewish Community that
was so prominent and influential at the time more
-On 'being a Pathan' more
-More on the Pathan tribes in reference to the article
which appeared in issue 74/page 53 and memories of Afgan
Jews in Iraq more
-Women's UJIA has raised a significant amount of money
for soup kitchens in Jerusalem more
-Capt. Lincoln's first yacht , the 1911 International Six
Metre Class "Houri". A letter from the owner more
-The succesful operation of the Rice and Lentil project.
A letter from Hazon Yeshaya more
-A request by the Daniel Pearl Foundation to participate
in an inspirational book that will encourage people to reflect
on Danny's last words: "I am Jewish" and what
it means to them to say "I am Jewish." The book
will be published by Jewish Lights Publishing under the
title: I AM JEWISH:
Personal Reflections Inspired by the Words of Daniel Pearl
more
-A comment by Mr. Eli Sawadayee about the article "Where
did we go wrong" more
-A letter From A Pathan: similarities between cultures
and the Hebrew origin of the name Makka and Arab more
-Karen Dingoor about the connection to the Dangoor family
tree more
-On the Book of Kohelet: comments about Rabbi
Ezra Dangoor's work more
-Edward Yamen writes about Mr. Silas (Salih)
Haron Hardoon more
-Comments from the President of the 'Sacred
Treasure of Religion Foundation' more
-Rabbi Zrihen requesting a copy of 'Ecclesiastes'-
Commentary written by Rabbi Ezra Dangoor more
-Nita Tephaha Jawary wrote a book about the
food and culture of Iraqi Jews through the stories and recipes
she has collected from her family. she now seeks a publisher
more
-Religion is a human institution: all those
who acknowledge and worship the One True God are equal in
the sight of Heaven and Should be treated as equal in every
respect more
- the difference between Allah and Elohim and the origin
of the Name Allah more
- Does the Dangoor family claim to the Exilarchate? Is
the Exilarch a descendant of the Kings of Judah? were the
Jews required to rebuild the temple if a suitable Davidic
ruler could be found? more
-A question regarding the relations between Jews and Arabs
during World War II more
-A correction for The Scribe issue no. 73 more
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