Jewish Kurds hold groundbreaking Iraq commemoration | Kurdishdailynews

Jewish Kurds hold groundbreaking Iraq commemoration | Kurdishdailynews

Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) – A ceremony marking the deportation of Jews from Iraq seven decades ago was held for the first time on Monday in the country’s autonomous Kurdish region. It also marked the beginning of Jewish representation in the Kurdistan region’s religious-affairs ministry as a result of a law passed in May to promote minority rights.