This city’s Choral Temple was jammed with 2,000 worshipers who recited kaddish (mourners prayers) for the nine Jews executed in Iraq. Chief Rabbi Moses Rosen said Rumanian Jewry protested “the barbaric act of the Baghdad authorities.” He recited the 137th Psalm dealing with the Jewish exile in Babylon, ancient site of present-day Iraq. “We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. They hanged our brothers in the same place,” Rabbi Rosen said.
Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all. Your donation to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency powers the trusted journalism that has connected Jewish communities worldwide for more than 100 years. With your help, JTA can continue to deliver vital news and insights. Donate today.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
