Memories of Eden : a journey through Jewish Baghdad

Shamash, Violette, 1912-20062008

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Summary

As a privileged young woman growing up with her extended family in Baghdad, Violette Shamash relives the excitement of a vibrant society coming to terms with daily life, first under Ottoman, then British, and finally pro-Nazi rule, which ended in disaster for the Jews of Iraq.

Record details

Main title:

Memories of Eden : a journey through Jewish Baghdad / Violette Shamash ; edited by Mira and Tony Rocca. and, Inside story : behind the Farhud / by Tony Rocca.

Author:

Shamash, Violette, 1912-2006Rocca, Mira, 1941-Rocca, Tony

Imprint:

Virginia Water : Forum, 2008.

Collation:

xv, 326 p. : ill., maps (some col.), ports. ; 23 cm.

Notes:

Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-301) and index.

ISBN:

9780955709500 (hbk)0955709504 (hbk)

Dewey class:

956.7'4704'092956.747