Jews in Iraq, 1969: Bagdad Synagogue, Rabbi Sasson Kaduri הרב ששון כדורי, Interviews on Jewish Life

0:01 Iraqi Jews in a Synagogue in Bagdad בגדאד 0:36 Song "Yom Yom Odeh יום יום אודה" 1:04 Scenes in Bagdad with market and dance - Song "Yehi Shalom beHelenu יהי שלום בחילנ" 2:15 Interview with Rabbi Sasson Kaduri הרב ששון כדורי conducted under government pressure 3:15 Interview with Elias Abdu (?) about Jewish life and discrimination in Iraq 4:55 Interview with a reporter discussing his publication of interviews with Jewish citizens All interviews were carried out under strict control of the regime. Background information: On 27 January 1969, Baghdad’s regime publicly hanged 9 Iraqi Jews accused of spying for Israel - Hundreds of thousands celebrated in the streets. Nearly 90‑year‑old Chief Rabbi Sasson Khadduri was forced to visit the condemned Jewish prisoners before their execution and later coerced into denying persecution in regime‑controlled interviews. He remained in Baghdad until his death in 1971. After 1969, most of the last Iraqi Jews escaped through secret routes, often with Kurdish help via Iran. The songs were performed by Shlomo Mu'alem & David Habba and are taken from the record "The Musical Heritage of Iraqi Jews". "Yom Yom Odeh יום יום אודה" = "Every Day I Shall Thank" is a traditional Iraqi-Jewish liturgical poem (piyut) and song that dates back to the vibrant Jewish community of Baghdad. "Yehi Shalom beHelenu יהי שלום בחילנ" = "May there be peace within your walls" or "May peace be in your fortress / your forces." (Sasson Kadoorie / Sasson Khdouri / Sasson Kadoorie / Sasson Kadouri) (Oriental Jews / Mizrahi Jews) (Oriental Jewish songs / Oriental Jewish music / Iraqi Jewish music / Iraqi-Jewish songs) #iraq #synagogue #jewish