Sending back Iraqi archive is simply rewarding larceny | The Jewish Chronicle

One day in 1984, the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein sent his henchmen to a Baghdad synagogue to seize what became known as “the Jewish archive”. The trove, retrieved from Jewish homes, schools and libraries, had been deposited for safe-keeping in the ladies’ gallery.

The few remaining Jews were aghast to see trucks full of documents and books driven away from under their noses.
In 2003, the US military discovered the archive under three feet of water on the floor of Saddam’s secret-police headquarters. They decided to ship the Jewish archive out to the US for restoration.

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Source: http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/112532/sending-back-iraqi-archive-simply-rewarding-larceny
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