A young Iraqi journalist sets out to write about Linda Abdul Aziz, who escaped to Israel in the early 70s and whose father, a prominent lawyer, had been kidnapped in Baghdad. The continuous dialogue between Linda and the journalist slowly uncovers the tragic end of her father, as well as that of a whole Jewish community that thrived in Iraq for over 2,000 years. Passover Context: We are told to remember that we, too, were once a&nbsp;stranger in a foreign land. Shadow in Baghdad tells a story of coming out of darkness from one state of being to another. This is what happens in the exodus from Egypt. The people of Israel not only move physically to a new place, but spiritually become a people. How has a change of places changed who you are? When have you felt like an outsider? Take a deeper look with My Jewish Learning: <a href="https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/we-were-slaves-we-know-what-it-means-to-not-fit-in/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Were Slaves —We Know What It Means to Not Fit In by Rabba Sara Hurwitz</a>

Shadow in Baghdad

A young Iraqi journalist researches a story on Linda Abdul Aziz, a young woman who escaped to Israel in the early 1970s after her father was kidnapped in Baghdad.

Director Duki Dror speaks on his two films Shadow in Baghdad and There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv.

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Director Duki Dror speaks on his two films Shadow in Baghdad and There Are No Lions in Tel Aviv.

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