Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries following 1948 (1948–1972)

1. Tripolitania pogrom deepens Libyan Jewish exodus

   Nov 5, 1945Labels: Tripolitania, Libyan Jews

   • Tripolitania 1945

2. UN partition vote triggers regional unrest

   Nov 29, 1947Labels: United Nations, Palestine Partition

   • UN Archives

3. Aleppo riots spur flight from Syria

   Dec 1, 1947Labels: Aleppo, Syrian Jews

   • Aleppo Riots

4. Aden riots devastate the Jewish community

   Dec 2, 1947Labels: Aden, Yemeni Jews

   • Aden Riots

5. Israel declares independence; war follows

   May 14, 1948Labels: Israel, 1948 Arab

   • Britannica

6. Operation Magic Carpet airlifts Yemenite Jews

   Jun 1, 1949Labels: Operation Magic, Yemenite Jews

   • Magic Carpet

7. Menarsha synagogue attack in Damascus

   Aug 5, 1949Labels: Menarsha Synagogue, Damascus

   • Menarsha Attack

8. Iraq’s denaturalization law opens exit—at a price

   Mar 9, 1950Labels: Iraq, Denaturalization Law

   • March 1950
   • UNCCP Letter

9. Baghdad bombings heighten fear and accelerate registration

   Apr 1, 1950Labels: Baghdad, Bombings

   • Baghdad Bombings

10. Operation Ezra and Nehemiah moves most Iraqi Jews

    Mar 1, 1951Labels: Operation Ezra, Iraqi Jews

    • Ezra Nehemiah
    • US Historian

11. Iraq freezes assets of denaturalized Jews

    Mar 10, 1951Labels: Iraq, Asset Freeze

    • UNCCP Letter
    • COJS

12. Suez Crisis drives expulsions and forced departures in Egypt

    Nov 15, 1956Labels: Egypt, Suez Crisis

    • UW Stroum
    • JTA 1956

13. Egoz tragedy becomes turning point in Morocco

    Jan 10, 1961Labels: Egoz, Morocco

    • Operation Yachin

14. Operation Yachin enables large-scale Morocco emigration

    Nov 1, 1961Labels: Operation Yachin, Moroccan Jews

    • Operation Yachin

15. Algerian independence triggers mass relocation of Jews

    Jul 5, 1962Labels: Algeria, Algerian Jews

    • Independence Day
    • Cr mieux Decree

16. Six-Day War sparks violence and final waves in Libya

    Jun 5, 1967Labels: Libya, Six-Day War

    • Tripoli 1967

17. Baghdad hangings intensify fear among remaining Iraqi Jews

    Jan 27, 1969Labels: Baghdad Hangings, Iraq

    • Baghdad Hangings

18. End-state by 1972: communities greatly reduced or gone

    Jan 1, 1972Labels: Post-1948 Diaspora, Jewish Communities

    • Population Table