"We can assume that in another 10 or 20 years, there will be nobody who can understand his language," was the regretful comment of writer Shimon Ballas, another native of Baghdad. "And that's a great shame. He's a writer of exceptional talent."

Obituary for Samir Naqqash
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link Danny Yee
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bios from Forget Baghdad, a film about Iraqi Jews (in Israel, there are no resident Jews in Iraq)