Iraq’s Kristallnacht: 70 Years Later By Robert S. Wistrich Seventy years ago, on June 1, 1941, the most dramatic and violent pogrom in the Arab Middle East during World War II took place in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Known in Arabic as the FarhÅ«d, this devastating pogrom left approximately 150 Jews dead, hundreds more wounded, … Continue reading Iraq’s Kristallnacht: 70 Years Later