Forgotten Heritage, Remnants of Jewish Life In Sulaymaniyah. (کەلەپوری فەرامۆشکراو)

Forgotten Heritage. Remnants of Jewish Life in Sulaimaniyah.

This movie is a humble sketch to recognize the cultural heritage of the Kurdish Jews in my city Sulaymaniyah. It is important to understand that Jews were in nowadays Kurdistan and Iraq before the arrival of the Medes in the late 7th century BCE. The continued presence of Jews in this region was crucial for the spreading of monotheistic beliefs and the development of several civilizations.

Even in newly build cities like Sulaimanyah, Jews were the ones who brought many skills and careers to urban life in the first place. They built the first two-story buildings in my home City. They were visible as merchants and goldsmiths. You will get a lot of information about this from the movie.

After having shown this movie in Kurdistan I hope that we can show it in Israel especially to Kurdish Jews and their descendants. One day, we would like to invite them to Sulaimanyah, to show them the old Jewish quarter here and the houses of their grandparents.