Jews once played a major role in Iraqi society, and this investigative documentary traces their story, and that of the brutal campaign that eventually drove them out from Baghdad. We follow a young Iraqi journalist who sets out to write about Linda Abdel Aziz Menuhin, who escaped to Israel in the early 70’s and whose father, a prominent lawyer, had been kidnapped in Baghdad. The continuous dialog between the two slowly uncovers the tragic end of her father, as well as that of a whole Jewish community that thrived in Iraq for over 2,000 years.
Saturday, March 8, 12:00pm
DCJCC
1529 16th Street NW
Washington, DC
Sunday, March 9, 1:45 pm
AFI Silver Theatre
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD