Baghdad-born underground activist who helped organize the mass emigration of Iraqi Jews to Israel in 1949–1951. He later served as a member of the Knesset and a government minister, and founded the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda.
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Politician and community founder · 1923–2022
Baghdad-born underground activist who helped organize the mass emigration of Iraqi Jews to Israel in 1949–1951. He later served as a member of the Knesset and a government minister, and founded the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda.
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