Learn about the incredible story of Shulamit Kishik-Cohen, aka 'The Pearl,' who helped smuggle thousands of persecuted Jews in Arabs countries into Israel.
November 30 marks 74 years since Arab countries began the exile of what would amount to 850,000 Jews, some from communities that existed for 3,000 years.
That name, Yom HaGirush, marks when Jewish communities across many countries were once again dispossessed but became repossessed in the free nation of Israel.
In an effort to ensure that justice is delivered to those who deserve it, US Congressmen are seeking compensation for Jews banished from Muslim countries in any future peace deal with the Palestinians.
Israel officially commemorated the tragic persecution and forced expulsion of almost one million Arab and Iranian Jews from their homes and countries of origin starting in 1948, after Israel declared independence as a Jewish state.
Israel corrects an historical injustice, officially recognizing for the first time the plight of almost one million Jews forced to flee their homes in Arab territories.
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