I SURVIVED THE FARHUD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE VANISHED JEWS FROM ARAB LANDS

April 9th, 2025

3:00 PM ET

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Joe Samuels is a Holocaust survivor who was a refugee from Iraq. For over five decades he didn’t discuss the trauma of the Farhud, a pogrom against the Jews of Baghdad in June 1941 that he experienced when he was 10 years old. He didn't discuss being smuggled out of Iraq where he was under the constant threat of arrest and torture simply for being Jewish. Then, at the age of 90, Joe published his memoir, Beyond the Rivers of Babylon. He has since written for the Wall Street Journal. Join us as Joe shares his own story of survival, as well as the lesser-known story of the nearly one million Jews who once lived in the Middle East, North Africa, and Iran. This webinar connects to Unit 11 on the Echoes & Reflections website.

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