Lyn Julius and Trudy Gold
The Forgotten Expulsion of Jews from Arab Lands: Cast Out - A Discussion

“For all the attention the Middle East conflict attracts, the expulsion of nearly a million Jews from Arab countries is rarely acknowledged.” Lyn Julius

For thousands of years, Jewish communities lived across the Middle East and North Africa, forming significant parts of the populations of cities such as Baghdad, Tunis, Cairo and Casablanca. Today, those communities have almost entirely disappeared. Journalist and author Lyn Julius discusses her ground breaking essay for the Jewish Quarterly with Trudy Gold, exploring what happened to this vast diaspora. She examines the historical status of Jews under Islamic rule, and how rising nationalism and antisemitism contributed to their displacement.

Reference materials: For further information about Jews from Arab countries: Point of No Return and Harif. General books: In Ishmael’s House by Martin Gilbert, The Jews of Arab lands, Vols 1 and 2 by Norman Stillman, and Uprooted by Lyn Julius. Additional book list here.

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