Abdallah Somekh — Hakham Abdallah Somekh (1813–September 13, 1889) was a rosh yeshiva and posek of Iraqi Jewry. He was born in Baghdad to Abraham Somekh, himself a descendant of Nissim Gaon; he was the eldest of eight brothers and eight sisters. He studied under… … Wikipedia
HA-LEVI, SASSON BEN ELIJAH BEN MOSES — (also known as R. Sasson Smuha; 1820–1910), Baghdad rabbi and disciple of R. abdullah somekh . Ha Levi held the position of dayyan from 1841 to 1876. In 1860 he intervened to prevent the expropriation from Jewish hands of the traditional tomb of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
DANGOOR, EZRA SASSON BEN REUBEN — (1848–1930), Iraqi rabbi. Dangoor studied in Baghdad and was a pupil of abdallah somekh . Although he devoted much of his time to religious activity, he obtained his livelihood from business. From 1880 to 1886 he was in charge of documents issued … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BAGHDAD — BAGHDAD, capital city of iraq . Baghdad was the capital of the abbasid dynasty from its foundation in 762. From then a Jewish community existed there which eventually became the largest Jewish community of Iraq, and the seat of the exilarch.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ORIENTAL LITERATURE — In the vast area between Morocco and the Pacific, Jewish writers were mainly active in areas of Islamic culture; this survey is mainly concerned with the Middle East. Writers in the Arab World Few Jewish writers gained a place in the history of … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GABBAI — GABBAI, family with many branches in baghdad and India. Noteworthy members include ISAAC BEN DAVID BEN YESHU AH (d. 1773), known as Sheikh Isḥāq Pasha because he ruled with the firmness of a pasha from 1745 to 1773 as nasi of the Jewish community … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mizrahi Jews — For the Religious Zionist Movement and other entities and people named Mizrachi , please see Mizrachi (disambiguation) Mizrahi Jews … Wikipedia
History of the Jews in Iraq — Iraqi Jews are Jews born in Iraq or of Iraqi heritage. The history of the Jews in Iraq is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 800 BCE. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world s oldest and most historically significant Jewish… … Wikipedia
List of converts to Islam — Converts to Islam Isabelle Eberhardt • Uluç Ali Reis • Claude Alexandre • Parameswara • Marmaduke Pickthall • Jacques Francois Menou • Rudolf Carl von Slatin • Lord Headley • Malcolm X … Wikipedia
