Baghdad’s first Jewish museum draws crowds to rediscover Iraq’s Jewish past | CNN

Iraqis visit the Shamash Jewish Museum, formerly the Shamash Jewish school which opened on Al-Rashid Street in central Baghdad on October 30. See all topics Email Link Copied! BaghdadReuters — 

Dozens of Iraqis visit Baghdad’s first Jewish museum each day to view faded school certificates, handwritten documents and family photographs. The exhibits offer a glimpse into a once integral part of Iraqi life that has all but disappeared.

The museum occupies the historic Shamash Jewish School, founded in 1928 on Al-Rashid Street, a prominent thoroughfare in Baghdad. Iraq’s Jewish community opened the museum last month in a rare public celebration of the country’s Jewish heritage.