Thought this might be of interest... David
SADDAM'S SECRET HOARD OF JEWISH MANUSCRIPTS WASHINGTON, DC. - The US National Archives is carrying out a restoration project for a cache of waterlogged manuscripts and documents relating to the Iraqi Jewish community - found in the flooded basement of the Baghdad headquarters of the Mukhabarat, Saddam's feared secret police. The items, which include rare 16th-century books printed in Venice, manuscripts, community records and other documents, were transferred to Washington and are now being conserved by specialists at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11494 David G. Hirsch Middle East Bibliographer Charles Young Research Library UCLA Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +1-310-825-2930 fax: +1-310-206-4974 efax: +1-707-313-7712 =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
