,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #egg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjah,mr4  
,toomey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4
 ,s*um]1 & ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,/rongly recomm5d+ t !    
,unit$ ,/ates r5egotiate ! return ( !   
,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive to ,iraq4  ,:]eas1
 be=e ! mid-#bj? c5tury1 ,baghdad _h be5
 a c5t] ( ,jewi% life1 culture1 &       
s*ol>%ip1 dat+ back to #gba ,b4,c42     
,:]eas1 z rec5tly z #aidj1 ,jews made up
 #be p]c5t ( ,baghdad's population2     
,:]eas1 9 ! #aicjs & #aidjs1 "u !       
lead]%ip ( ,ra%e$ ,ali1 anti-,jewi%     
discrim9ation increas$ dra/ically1      
includ+ ! ,june #a-b1 #aida1 ,f>hud     
pogrom1 9 :i* ne>ly #ahj ,jews 7 kill$2 
,:]eas1 9 #aidh1 ,zionism 0 add$ to !   
,iraqi crim9al code z puni%able by dea?2
 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t #aiej-aiec1 ,jews 7    
all[$ to leave ,iraq "u ! condition t !y
 r5\nce _! citiz5%ip2 ,:]eas1 z result (

 pa/ p]secution1 few ,jews rema9 9 ,iraq
 today1 & _m left _! possessions &      
treasur$ artifacts beh9d2 ,:]eas !      
,ba'a? regime confiscat$ ^! artifacts1  
lat] dubb$ ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 f   
synagogues & communal organizations2    
,:]eas1 on ,may #f1 #bjjc1 memb]s ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces discov]$ !    
,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 :i* includ$      
#b1gjj books & t5s ( ?\s&s ( docum5ts1 9
 ! heavily damag$ & flood$ basem5t ( !  
,mukhab>at 7secret police7 headqu>t]s2  
,:]eas1 "u great urg5cy & be=e adequate 
"t c\ld be d$icat$ to rese>*+ ! hi/ory (
 ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 an agreem5t 0 
sign$ betwe5 ! ,national ,ar*ives &     
,records ,adm9i/ration & ! ,coalition   
,provisional ,au?ority on ,augu/ #bj1   
#bjjc1 /at+ t ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive   
w\ld be s5t to ! ,unit$ ,/ates =        
re/oration & !n w\ld be s5t back to     
,iraq aft] completion2 ,:]eas ! ,iraqi  
,jewi% community is ! con/itu5cy ( !    
,ar*ive & is n[ repres5t$ by ! diaspora 
outside ,iraq2 ,:]eas ! curr5t ,gov]nm5t

 ( ,iraq has publicly ackn[l$g$ !       
importance ( ! ,ar*ive & demon/rat$ a   
%>$ respect = ! wi%es ( ! ,iraqi ,jewi% 
diaspora by att5d+ ! ,decemb] #bjac     
burial ( sev]al ,torah fragm5ts f !     
,ar*ive 9 ,new ,york2 ,:]eas ,unit$     
,/ates taxpay]s inve/$ #c1jjj1jjj to    
re/ore ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive1 & !     
,national ,ar*ives & ,records           
,adm9i/ration has work$ dilig5tly to    
pres]ve ! artifacts2 ,:]eas ! ,national 
,ar*ives & ,records ,adm9i/ration has1 f
 #bjac to #bjah1 display$ ! ,iraqi      
,jewi% ,ar*ive 9-- 7#a7 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2 
7#b7 ,new ,york1 ,new ,york2  7#c7      
,kansas ,city1 ,miss\ri2  7#d7 ,yorba   
,l9da1 ,cali=nia2  7#e7 ,miami ,bea*1   
,florida2  7#f7 ,dallas1 ,texas2  7#g7  
,atlanta1 ,georgia2 &  7#h7 ,baltimore1 
,m>yl&2 ,:]eas ! exhibition ( ! ,iraqi  
,jewi% ,ar*ive across ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
its catalogu+ onl9e has enabl$ p ?r\gh\t
 ! _w & especially ! ,iraqi ,jewi%      
community diaspora to discov]1 le>n     
ab\t1 & reflect ^u ! ri* hi/ory ( !     

,jewi% community 9 ,iraq2 ,:]eas1 9     
,febru>y #bjad1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate  
unanim\sly pass$ a resolution call+ on !
 ,adm9i/ration to ext5d ! agreem5t to   
keep tempor>ily ! ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ives
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !            
,adm9i/ration rea*$ an agreem5t ) !     
,gov]nm5t ( ,iraq to keep ! ,ar*ive 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates until ,septemb] #bjah2 &  
,:]eas ! ,iraqi ,embassy to ! ,unit$    
,/ates has said t ! ,iraqi ,jewi%       
community1 l o!r communities 9 ,iraq1   
play$ a key role 9 build+ ! c\ntry1 %>$ 
9 its prosp]ity1 & also suff]$ exile &  
=c$ dep>ture because ( tyranny3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 /rongly  
urges ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to r5egotiate 
) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iraq ! provisions ( !  
curr5t agreem5t t e/abli% ! date by :i* 
! artifacts ( ,iraqi ,jewi% ,ar*ive are 
meant to return to ,iraq 9 ord] to      
ensure t !y are kept 9 a place :]e      
long-t]m pres]vation & c>e c be         
gu>ante$2  7#b7 recognizes t ! ,iraqi   
,jewi% ,ar*ive %\ld be h\s$ 9 a location

 t is accessible to s*ol>s & to ,iraqi  
,jews & _! desc5dants :o h a p]sonal    
int]e/ 9 x2  7#c7 recognizes t ! initial
 agreem5t betwe5 ! ,national ,ar*ives & 
,records ,adm9i/ration & ! ,coalition   
,provisional ,au?ority 0 sign$ be=e kn[+
 ! complete hi/ory ( ! ,iraqi ,jewi%    
,ar*ive2  7#d7 reaffirms ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 commitm5t to cultural prop]ty "u       
int]national law2 &  7#e7 reaffirms !   
commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ensur+   
ju/ice = victims ( e?nic & religi\s     
p]secution4