Memories of Eden

A Journey Through Jewish Baghdad

I was born in a land of myths and wonders, as told in A Thousand and One Arabian Nights – home to the Tower of Babel, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Garden of Eden. When Mesopotamia became Iraq I saw my country emerge from a primitive past into what promised to be a brilliant future. My birthplace, Baghdad, was beautiful, civilised, and full of cherished memories. Now it has been replaced altogether, erased like chalk on a blackboard, and a new story is being written. I feel as if I am telling you a dream and it will be very hard for you to join the pieces together.

VIOLETTE SHAMASH

1912-2006

Violette’s book is now available in English, Hebrew and Arabic

https://tinyurl.com/y2vodq13. https://tinyurl.com/y27xvtzy THE NEW ARABIC EDITION

https://tinyurl.com/y2vodq13. https://tinyurl.com/y27xvtzy

THE NEW ARABIC EDITION

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From Amazon and elsewhere

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USA

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L00K INSIDE!

Memories of Eden is available via Northwestern University Press, or Amazon.com, or from our friends and contacts in NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, and WASHINGTON.

UK

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Canada

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The North American version (Northwestern University Press, 2010) is available from Amazon Canada or directly from the university.

The original British version (Forum Press, London, 2008) can be found on Amazon UK.

 

Israel

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Our book is now available in Hebrew, thanks to the collaboration of our Israeli partner, Moshe Shemesh. Please visit the website

Memories of Eden is also currently available in English from

The Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
Or Yehuda

Tel: 03-5339278   Fax: 03-5339936

                                                          Email: babylon@babylonjewry.org.il

                                                          or Amazon UK

 

The Arab World

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Europe

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Rest of World

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INDIA -    Amazon.in

JAPAN -  Amazon.jp

CHINA -  Amazon.cn