Based on historical demographic records:
Around 1900, the Jewish population of Iraq was roughly 50,000 to 60,000 people.
Context:
Baghdad: The largest community. In 1908, Jews made up about 1/3 of Baghdad’s population — roughly 50,000 out of 150,000 residents. In 1900 it would’ve been similar, maybe 40,000-50,000.
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when i was 15 years old my uncle came to visit from the USA. He had a PHD in Chemistry and worked his whole life for DuPont, the giant chemical company multinational that invented Nylon and many other petro-chemical derived plastics. […]
Just got a lovely testimonial from Ninon, so happy 🙂 Working with Ninon was really fun and even apres-shooting was fun too as we went on a wine tasting after and other fun stuff 🙂 Picture attached is not from our shoot on salt spring but on the day we met, the […]
I recently hired Kenneth of Salt Spring Design to build a website for me. It was a pleasure working with him. Not only is he incredibly talented…both technically and visually, but his creative input resulted in a site that I am very pleased with.
Thanks very much Kenneth, it was great working with you.
-Geoff Hartle
photo by Kenneth Fersht, www.saltspring-photography.com
I have worked with Ken as a model on several photoshoots. It was always a fun and exciting experience. He was very conscientious and worked with me in a collaborative way so that we could do shoots that we both felt […]
“I have had the pleasure of working with Ken on many occasions. In our numerous photoshoots, he has always been very respectful, kind, and conscientious, offering a safe space with a professional attitude. Ken is a great communicator, he consistently checks in to ensure that our work is going smoothly in a balanced and mutually beneficial direction. He […]
Hey guitaristas and guitaristos. What an amazing day today! Went all over this island with a girl from France, the extremely charming, intelligent and beautiful Ninon. That alone makes it a special day cause you know it’s just not every day this happens, i wish. We were on photo shoots and i was showing her some of the amazing places to […]
Picking apples fresh off the tree with Amanda on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
Our recent shoot on Saturna Island was great fun. It was pretty wild how the wind was blowing me one way and the current the other so my canoe stayed in basically the same spot in the kelp forest while i shot some film of Melanie. What an incredible Island for photography and oceanic adventures. I ended up having to drag my […]
