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The Massacre of Baghdad's Jews

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Last broadcast on Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 23:50 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Eye witness accounts of the killing of hundreds of Jews in the streets of the Iraqi capital, Bagdhad.

Witness hears how the massacre in 1941 led to the uprooting of this ancient community.

Farhud memories: Baghdad's 1941 slaughter of the Jews

"Suddenly we heard screams, 'Allah Allah!' and shots were fired."

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Broadcasts

  1. Wed 1 Jun 2011
    09:50
  2. Wed 1 Jun 2011
    13:50
  3. Wed 1 Jun 2011
    17:50
  4. Wed 1 Jun 2011
    22:50
  5. Thu 2 Jun 2011
    01:50
  6. Thu 2 Jun 2011
    03:50
  7. Sun 5 Jun 2011
    05:50
  8. Sun 5 Jun 2011
    23:50

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