That name, Yom HaGirush, marks when Jewish communities across many countries were once again dispossessed but became repossessed in the free nation of Israel.

Would any members of the the 2,000-year-old Jewish community who were kicked out of Iraq in 1948 be permitted to return if they so desired?

A first-ever ceremony marking the deportation of Iraqi Jews seven decades ago was held in Arbil, in the Kurdish region of Iraq.

Throughout history, the Jewish people have sought peace and safety, only to be expelled from one land after another. Finally, after many prayers and too much bloodshed, the Jewish people are returning home to Israel.