With thanks: Aida and IraqijewsOn 1st and 2 June 1941, the festival of Shavuoth, over 130 Jews were massacred by Arabs in Baghdad in a terrifying pogrom. Thousands more were injured and there was massive damage to property.
The 'Farhud' pogrom has its grisly place in the annals of Nazi persecution of the Jewish people during World War ll. The British army, encamped on the outskirts of Baghdad, also bears responsibility for failing to stop two days and nights of killing and looting.
The Israel Broadcast Authority is to air Yitzhak Halutzi's documentary about the Farhud tomorrow night (Monday) 30th March at 9.45 pm Israel time. Five surviving witnesses are interviewed.
Watch Channel 1 or click here to access the IBA's Hebrew internet site programme schedule.
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