Alarmed and distressed at the deteriorating situation of Jews in Iraq, Jacob Stein, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, urged today that “the American Jewish community spare no effort in utilizing all its resources” to protect the several hundred Jews who remain in Iraq. “It is tragic indeed.” Stein said, “that once again Jews are suffering for being Jews and that the sense of humanity and respect for the rights of the person have been abandoned by a member of the United Nations family.”
He said that recent news dispatches and telephone communications indicate that Jews are disappearing from their homes and that a news dispatch Thursday reported the death of three prominent Jews listed as missing eight days ago. Stein called on the Iraq government to return the missing Jews to their homes and families and to expedite arrangements for those who wish to leave the country.
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