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Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine

Iraqi workers are restoring the shrine of the 10th century Jewish Rabbi Isaac Gaon in Baghdad, aiming to revive the heritage of Iraq's Jewish community. The shrine was once neglected and filled with rubbish, but now it is being renovated with marble tiling and a large tombstone.

Original article source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-14755675/Iraqs-Jewish-community-saves-long-forgotten-shrine.html
Source Id: 2025-05-732107434

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