International Journal of Kurdish Studies

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Judaism as a religion and organizing institution for Jews often did not survive as a proper religious structure in the areas it originally existed in. Thus, due to various demographic and political circumstances, Jews have migrated to several regions and are now dispersed throughout the world. Following this dispersion, Jews raised their profile and have taken every measure to take their rights and powers back. Jewish history is particularly valuable in every corner of the globe. In this respect, the Erbil governorate alongside with its reputation reflects the significance of Jewish history.

The Erbil historical standing and its role – playing and eminence in historical events is an outstanding name. In this regard, the Jewish family lived in Erbil governorate, gave a special socio – economic aspect to the city. This is the main reason for choosing the above title. Despite the fact that the availability of a few number of resources in this sense was one of the big challenges to the researcher to conduct the study , after a considerable deal of searching for the resources , the study was completed thoroughly and academically.

Furthermore, the study consists of an introduction, three sections and some conclusions. The first section sheds lights on a summary of Judaism and the beginning of their coming to Erbil. The second and third sections substantiated by some specific resources deal with Erbil history and all other topics relevant to Jewish socio-economic statuses in Erbil. As a consequence, certain clear and particular findings regarding Jewish history in Erbil were achieved