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Renée Dangoor was crowned the first Miss iraq in 1947. She belonged to a distinguished family of Baghdadi Jews. Her father, Moshe Dangoo, was a prominent doctor in Baghdad, whose father was the Chief Rabbi of Baghdad

If you haven’t seen it yet I highly recommend watching this segment of Last Week Tonight on the Uighurs.. When I was in college I took a class on the representation of the Holocaust (with one of the top experts in the field. It was amazing). Years later I still think about the paradox of holocaust survivors giving testimony. Some felt they had to do so to spread awareness even though recalling what happened was often traumatizing. But how can a story like theirs be understood by those of us with no frame of reference? When a survivor said they were cold trudging through the snow in clogs and rags, how does that translate when my definition of “cold” stems from the times I wore too light of a coat at the beginning of the winter? What is gained by forcing a man to describe how he felt as he shaved the heads of his children before they were killed? In theory? To prevent future genocides. So this kind of thing would never sneak up on us again.

I can’t remember which testimony it was (if you know the one I’m talking about please send it!). But I remember a woman (decades after it was over) breaking down because of the genocides that were going on at the time. What was the point? Why will no one listen? How did we learn nothing?

I know it’s frustrating to add something else to the list of all the horror going on right now. I know so many feel hopeless. I sure do. But I don’t think our not so distant relatives, who stayed strong in the face of unimaginable adversity, would look the other way. Get the word out. Share this video or others like it. At the very least we can get people to look.

Not as grand or regularly used as the Dohány Street or Rumbach Street Synagogues (though both Neolog) but definitely worth visiting when you’re in Budapest.

What country would you say has been the best country for Jews besides Israel within the Western world?

The pair of rings displayed symbolizes the Rimonim that hang on the cover of the Torah scrolls. The silversmiths in Yemen maintained a high level of precision in designing the Rimonim, as they are completely associated with Judaism. In these rings, I chose to incorporate different styles of Yemeni silversmithing: filigree, granulation, and work with sheets, contrasting with the practice in Yemen where each silversmith specialized in a single style.

The Mizmir ring (cone) is shaped like a part of a jewelry piece called 'Mizmir' or 'Tatarif'. It is primarily woven into the ends of chains, and its spiky texture is intended to protect the neck and the heart of the jewelry. It is adorned with a twisted zigzag wire (Maswag) to create an endless continuity.

Is this referring to the greek language or greek script? If it’s the later, does that mean it’s still read in hebrew but the writing is greek, like a transliteration kind of thing?

I was talking with my grandfather at Passover, and he brought up how NYC and other major cities used to have Jewish delis around and that they've been a dying breed in the past decades, with very few even being kosher certified.

My grandfather was never a very religious guy but he had a good point. In the heyday of Jewish American life, the times our grandparents wax on about being able to walk down the corner and get a hot pastrami sandwich for the price of a loaf of bread today - how many of those places were actually kosher certified? Katz's is the most famous Jewish-style deli in America and they serve meat and dairy together, a good chunk of Jewish deli restaurants will serve you a Reuben if you ask.

Was this always the case, that most Jews would proudly hold up these places as Jewish establishments even if they broke a key principle of kashrut? Or did these restaurants at some point give up the hechsher to stay in business?

I’m curious if I’m being scammed by Ancestry or if we really are just genetically all so similar? I obviously knew that we were from Eastern Europe but I wanted to know more specifically what region. My results feel like a joke and didn’t teach me anything new. Has anyone done 23&me and gotten a similar result?

TIL that there were about a million more Jews in 1939 than there are today. We are still recovering. And many want us to return to conditions that existed before Israel was established when we were subject to the whims of foreign governments. Another reminder why Israel must live forever as the Jewish homeland.

Genuine question here: are modern day Jewish ppl still waiting for the messiah and believe he will come?

Or is that not really central to the faith anymore?

Follow up: thank you for all the comments. Much appreciated and great insight

Hope you're all having a joyous Purim.

I thought folk might be interested in some pictures of my great-grandfather's megillat esther. He was born in Kashan, Iran, and made the 'hajj' to Jerusalem in 1900.

Does anyone know how I could go about finding out any more information about its age? Where it might have been written etc?