• Post-Independence Aliyah(1950s): Rivka Menashe

    Rivka Menashe
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  • Passion

    - Name: Rivka Menashe

    - Date of Birth: September 1, 1935

    - Place of Birth: Baghdad, Iraq

    - Date of Aliyah: 1951

    - Story: Rivka fled Iraq as part of Operation Ezra and Nehemiah, moving to Israel and becoming a teacher after facing challenges in a transit camp.

     

    Questions:

    1. What triggered the mass Aliyah of Iraqi Jews in the 1950s?

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    2. How did Operation Ezra and Nehemiah help Jews from Iraq settle in Israel?

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    3. What were some of the hardships Rivka and her family faced after arriving in Israel?