Heritage of Iraq’s Last Few Jews at Risk

Ruins of the Sasson synagogue in Iraq's northern city of Mosul Zaid AL-OBEIDI AFP

In a busy district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, there is little to distinguish the faded brick building, except for a Hebrew inscription above the entrance.

Iraq's Jewish community was once one of the largest in the Middle East but its members have dwindled to a handful, outside of the autonomous Kurdistan region.