Monday, July 11, 2011

Iraqi Jewish archives update

IRAQI JEWISH ARCHIVE WATCH: Tug-of-war over Iraqi Jewish trove in US hands (AP). Lots of new information, especially about the web of politics in which the archive is now snarled. But the good news is that $3 million has be set aside for the restoration of the manuscripts.

(HT Gerald Rosenberg. Background here and follow the many links back to 2003.)