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Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
Iraqi workers restore the centuries-old shrine of Rabbi Isaac Gaon in central Baghdad's al-Kifah neighbourhood. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
The Jewish community is funding the shrine's restoration at an estimated cost of $150,000. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
"It was a garbage dump, and we were not allowed to restore it," says the head of Iraq's Jewish community, Khalida Elyahu, 62. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
Today, marble tiling covers the once-small grave, and at its centre stands a large tombstone inscribed with a verse, the rabbi's name, and the year he died. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
The restoration project will bring "a revival for our community, both within and outside Iraq", says Khalida Elyahu. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
The interior of the Meir Taweig Synagogue in Baghdad's Bataween district. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
A picture of Dhafer Fuad Eliyahu, who died in 2021 and was one of the last remaining Jews in Baghdad, is displayed on the wall of the Meir Taweig Synagogue. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
Today, Baghdad has only one synagogue left but no rabbis. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
Iraq's Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine
Iraq's Jewish community was once one of the largest in the Middle East, but it has now dwindled to just dozens of people. [Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP]
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