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50th anniversary of Baghdad hangings
Samira Elias. In memory of her brother Hesqel Salih Hesqel and sister Suad Kashkush (Credit: MART Photography-Tammy Kazhdan)
February 20, 2019, 1:08 pm
Bevis Marks mourns Iraq hangings 50 years ago
Half-a-century after the Iraqi regime hanged nine Jewish men - leading to an exodus of Iraq's centuries-old community - London's oldest shul remembers the victims.
By Jenni Frazer
50th anniversary of Baghdad hangings
January 24, 2019, 11:31 am
Bevis Marks honours Iraq hanging victims after half-a-century
Historic London shul will recall the victims of 1969 killings ordered by Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party, who targeted Jewish men accused of being Israeli spies
By Jewish News Reporter
Faiza Saigh holding a photo of her brother, Daoud Ghali Yadgar
January 24, 2019, 11:31 am
50th anniversary of Baghdad hangings: I’m scared – but I must say what happened
For half-a-century Faiza Saigh stayed silent about her brother’s hanging in Iraq, not even telling family. Now, she breaks her silence to Jewish News
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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