Journal of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center

CONTENTS

BABYLONIAN JEWRY IN THE FAR EAST
Rachel Manasseh: The Baghdadi Synagogues
Rebecca Toueg: The Jewish Community in Shanghai
Jacob Ballas: Rabbi and Shamash of Magen Avot Synagogue, Singapore
Ezra Yehezkel-Shaked: The Ohel Shelomo Synagogue in Kobe, Japan
From Baghdad to Hong Kong: Extracts from a letter sent by Mr. Freddy Zelouf to Mr. M. Ben-Porat
Mercia Grant: Imprisoned in China


Letter from the Press Officer of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, London

JEWS OF IRAQ IN RECENT GENERATIONS
Dr. Zvi Yehuda: New Evidence of Zionist Activity in Iraq
Yosef Meir: Al-Tawrat - a Baghdad Neighborhood

EVENTS AT THE MUSEUM
Idit Pinhas: The Coffee House Exhibit
Objects Donated to the Museum
Ruth Attar: Survey of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage in the Far East

EVENTS AT THE CENTER
Yigal Loushi:Review of Events
Honorary Presidency to S. Shamoon
Catherine Cohen: The Man of many Hearts
Victor Ozair: The BJH Gala Night in Los Angeles
Arieh Shemesh: The Center in the Age of Information Technology


EVENTS AT THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Conference on Iraqi Jews in the Far East
Study Evening on Dr. Shaul Sehayik's Book
Yaakov Zamir: New Books in the Library

FROM THE CULINARY DELICACIES
Margaret Goorji: A recipe for "Masafan"

IN MEMORIUM
Dr. Nissim Ezra Nissim, by Prof. J.D. Khazzoom
Hakham Abdallah Hillel, by M. Shohet
Dr. Heskel Yosef Khyoot, by Dr. E. Chammou
Rabbi Meir Horesh, by Y. Horesh