The Hidden Jewish Treasures in Saddam Hussein's Basement - ISRAEL VIDEO NETWORK

The remarkable discovery that tells the story of one of the most ancient Jewish civilizations The Jews of Iraq are one of the oldest civilizations in the world. For more than 2,500 years, they called the land in the heart of the Fertile Crescent their home. It’s where they celebrated births and where they mourned deaths. It’s where they worked, studied and prayed. It’s where some of their most important holy writings originated. It was May 6, 2003 when one of the most extraordinary collection of ancient Jewish texts was discovered in the most unlikely of places.