
Journal of the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
No.3, June 1988

CONTENTS
- -The Inauguration Ceremony at the Museum - Opening Words - Mordechai
Ben-Porat, Chairman.
- -Letter from the Editor - Prof. Yitzhak Avishur.
- -Spoken at the Center - Prof. Eli Kedouri.
- -The Iraqi Orientation in the Iraqi Jewish Leadership - Dr. Nissim
Kazzaz
- -The Jews in the Economy of Iraq - Dr. Tikva Darvish.
- -The Musical Tradition of Iraqi Jewry - Dr. Avraham Amzalag.
- -Women's Folk Songs in Judeo-Arabic from Jews in Iraq - Prof. Dov Noy.
- -An Outline of Research on the Literary Works of Rav Yosef Hayyim -
Prof. Yitzhak Avishur.
- -Salah al-Kweiti - Prof. Amnon Shiloah.
- -Murad Michael the Poet - Prof. David Tsemach.
- -Judge Daoud Samra - Eytan (Saleh) Shamash.
- -The Babylonian Jewry Museum - Prof. Yitzhak Avishur.
- -The Great Synagogue of Baghdad - Prof. Meir Benayahu.
- -Zionism and Aliyah - Dr. Zvi Yehuda.
- -Amuletic Jewelry for the Child - Dr. Olga Goldberg.
- -The Iraqi Jewish Life Cycle - Batsheva Ida.
- -The Jewish Wedding in Baghdad.
- -Rabbi Sasson Khezuri - Dr. Davide Sala.
- -Iraqi Authors Write on the Jews of Iraq - Isaac Bar-Moshe.
- -New Books on the Jews of Iraq - Prof. Shmuel Moreh.
- -The Musical Heritage of the Iraqi Jews.
- -Patterns of Integration of Jewish Immigrants from Iraq in Israel -
Prof. Yehuda Don.
- -Events at the Center.
- -The Last Jews in Baghdad - Milton Viorst.
LIST OF PICTURES
- -Reconstruction of The Teva at The Great Synagogue in Baghdad at The
- Babylonian Jewry Museum, Or Yehuda.
- -Mordechai Ben-Porat.
- -Prof. Yitzhak Avishur.
- -Prof. Eli Kedouri.
- -Dr. Nissim Kazzaz
- -Dr. Tikva Darvish.
- -Dr. Avraham Amzalag.
- -Prof. Dov Noy.
- -The Tomb of Joshua the Priest in Baghdad.
- -Rev Yosef Hayyim.
- -Prof. Amnon Shiloah.
- -Prof. Yitzhak Avishur Interviews Rev David Hacham, the Grandson of
Rev
- Yosef Hayyim, in Presence of Mr. Mordechai Ben-Porat.
- -Prof. David Tsemach.
- -Dr. Murad Michael.
- -Eytan (Saleh) Shamash.
- -Judge Daoud Samra.
- -"By The Rivers of Babylon" as Depicted in the 19th Century.
- -Reconstruction of the Yeshiva in Babylon During the Geonim Period.
- -Reconsruction of Jewish Side-Street in Baghdad.
- -The Great Synagogue in Baghdad.
- -Reconsruction of the Teva at the Great Synagogue.
- -Passover Bowl (Shakasa).
- -Detail from Cloth Bundle (Buqja).
- -Maabarot.
- -Community Institutions in Baghdad.
- -Dr. Olga Goldberg.
- -Jewish Baby Wearing Slahli.
- -Batsheva Ida.
- -Picture from a Wedding of Abraham Tweina (Baghdad 1939).
- -Slahli, Hijil, Kethuba Pouch, Tzitzit Pouch, Zifayer, Afsa-Lulu.
- -Broderie Pillow.
- -At the Opening of the Entertainment Show with the Presence of His
- Excellency the Minister of Education and Culture Mr. Yitzhak Navon.
- -The Matchmakers and the Bride's Mother at the Sketch "The Matchmake
in
- Baghdad".
- -Dr. David Sala.
- -Rev Sasson Kadoorie.
- -Amulet Written by Rabby Eliyahu Mani on the Steps of the Tomb of The
- Patriarch, Hebron.
- -Isaac Bar-Moshe.
- -Prof. Shmuel Moreh.
- -First Orchestra of the Iraqi Broadcasting, Inaugurated in 1936.
- -Visit of His Excellency the President of the State of Israel, Mr.
Herzog.
- -Visit of The Chief Rabbi the Rishon-Lezion Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu.
- -Detail from Ashtray (Tapsi).
