As you know Bahrain is going to appoint its first woman Ambassador 
to Washington D.C , Huda Nonoo.
Nonoo is not unique only because she is a woman but because she is also a Jew.
The first woman non Muslim Ambassador from the Gulf state. I think you heard about this.
Nonoo’s grandfather Ibrahim by the way was also the Ambassador of Bahrain to D.C
What is new in this post is I found this interesting slideshow for the Nonoos and the Jewish Community in Bahrain in Al Arabiya Website.
Click here to see the slideshow
Unfortunately it is in Arabic ,but here is some quick summary :
- The Jewish community now is from 36 persons.
- The Jewish community in the same island lived peacefully till the war of Palestine , still their big departure took place after the six days war “just like in Egypt”
- According to a Book called “The Jews of Bahrain” written by the researcher “Ali El- Gallowy” ; Jews lived in Bahrain even before Islam and the Othman empire appointed Jewish merchants in the administrations of Bahrain.
- The Golden era of Jews in Bahrain was from 1905 to 1948 , they were 50 persons in 1905 and in 1948 they were 500 living mainly in Manama.
- After the division order and the war of Palestine ,they began to leave especially after an attack on the Jewish Synagogue there in old Manama area.
- Still there are some families that stayed including the Nonoos who are by the way originally from Iraq.
- The Jews were specialized in trading cloth and textile and this is why in old Manama ,the Cloth market : The Jews Market.
- Huda Nonoo’s cousin Ibrahim Nonoo JR was appointed in the Shura Council from 2002 to 2006 where Huda replaced him.
- Last year Nancy Elly Khedouri published a book called “From our beginning to present day “ about the history of Bahraini Jew
I can’t find the book in Amazon.com , I think it is available in Bahrain only.
SARIN ?..SARINA ?..SAMARITAN ?.....Sadly enough 30 children,possibly more lost their lives while SLEEPING in Khan-Sheikhoun/north of Syria ,this week,any loss of life, friend or foe/close or distant individual,is WASTE & SHAME+SAD FACT,even though avengeful killing is as old as the mankind's beginnings,as one,ADAM & EVE'S sons murdered the other?...No SARIN gases or Arms/weapons of destruction were invented..YET!!...since then the Humanity learned to live, accepting the fact of HOWEVER CAUSES did vary,BUT ALL LEAD TO ONE sure OUTCOME & that is DEATH?!...When they mentioned SARIN killed them... it took me back to > the year1953 at ALEY-Lebanese summer resort,and reminded me of my -OWN- The Good-SAMARITAN, A parable mentioned in our Bible-Book,everyone knows or heard it at least..Once?!!I was in bed for over a week suffering abdomen/belly pains-aches,my Armenian Family Dr.Geir-geirian assumed it is some slight poisoning caused it,but the pain was getting worst..daily,i stopped eating at all,and turned into semi-skeleton 6 y.old!!as child sufferers in famine stricken countries in Africa looked or look?!Even my bed-cover felt on my belly as if 20 tons HEAVY Rock? i screamed from its WEIGHT!! ..we HAD A LADY a family-friendfor many long years,HER name was Miss SARINA L./SHE indeed was a REAL young-LADY then,SHE was a JEW,but SHE was invited & present in any of our Armenian or Christian celebrations/parties/gatherings..& ALWAYS!!..THAT remarkable day SHE came to see how am i,but when SHE witnessed my ailment & screams SHE decided to bring another Doctor,and SHE>DID,that Dr., once he put his hand on my tummy & as i screamed..in one word HE said to my parents: IF YOU WANT THIS CHILD TO BE WITH YOU TOMORROW?/YOU GOT TO TAKE HIM IMMEDIATELY TO A HOSPITAL IN BEIRUT,as his Appendices ..on the verge of...??! So Miss SARINA hired a taxi and we all returned to BEIRUT,and straight to HOPITAL-BEIRUT/AL-HAMRA,behind GEFINOR Building today,and had my operation and the removal of my cause of ailments for weeks,thanks to that SARIN+A,or as we called her NINA!!SHE was for sometime my French+English+Arabic Lady tutor as well?!..SARIN+A saved my life,i am much obliged to HER..an UNFORGETTABLE LADY...A REAL HUMAN, and if today i am e-mailing this humble comment in English...it's all thanks to HER kind gesture-s circa..1950s,Angels>if themselves unable to attend to help and save or VERY BUSY..they got recruits on earth to do their tasks on their behalves,in my case SHE was called Miss SARINA LAVY..GOD BLESS HER ,wherever in this world SHE is TO-DAY!!..with sincere Loving NostalgiA from IS-HAK BARSOUMIAN/LONDON
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