Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world 's oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities . By 1936 , there was an increased sense of insecurity among the Jews of Iraq . In 1941 after the government of pro-Nazi Rashid Ali was defeated , his soldiers and policemen , aided by the Arab mob , started the Farhud ( " violent dispossession " ) . A government commission later reported that at least 180 Jews had been killed and 240 wounded , 586 Jewish businesses pillaged , and 99 Jewish homes burned . Jewish sources claimed much higher casualties
Farhud
Farhud
1950–51 Baghdad bombings