Author: SHIBLAK, ABBAS
Title: The Lure of Zion - the Case of the Iraqi Jews
Description: U.K.: Al Saqi Books, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0863560334. "Begins with a description of the Jews of Iraq. Then focuses on the critical years of the late 1940s, when deep rifts began to appear in Iraqi society. In a final chapter, based on recently released archival documents, Shiblak provides a sober analysis of the events that finally led to the mass exodus of Jews from Iraq. It was a sad saga marked by dishonesty on all sides. This book may not please partisans of either camp, but it will be welcomed as a fair account of what really happened." - back cover. 177 pages. Tables, appendices, footnotes, bibliography and index. Author was a young Palestinian and this was his first book. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality example of this informative history.; Sm 8vo. Very Good .

Keywords: 0863560334 Religion Judaica