Their communities lasted two thousand years. Their losses deserve an honest count.

We represent the interests of Jews from Arab countries by documenting what displaced families and communities left behind, in figures that are credible and can be checked.

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The whitewashed gateway of El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, with a menorah painted beside the entrance — **El Ghriba synagogue**Djerba, Tunisia, home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the Arab world

Where they lived

Around 1948, Jewish communities across North Africa and the Middle East numbered more than 850,000 people. Within a generation, almost all of them were gone.

Morocco: 265,000
Algeria: 140,000
Iraq: 135,000
Tunisia: 105,000
Egypt: 75,000
Yemen & Aden: 63,000
Libya: 38,000
Syria: 30,000
Lebanon: 5,000

856,000

Jews living in these countries around 1948. Today, only a few thousand remain.

Approximate Jewish populations in 1948, as commonly cited in historical research.

What we do

Our core program produces financial estimates of the individual and communal losses suffered by Jews and Jewish communities displaced from ten Arab countries.

Document

We gather testimony, records and family archives, so each family's experience is preserved in a form that holds up to scrutiny.

Quantify

We estimate the homes, businesses, assets and communal property that were lost, from private houses to synagogues, schools and cemeteries.

Represent

We bring that evidence to policymakers, institutions and the public, so these communities are heard wherever their history is discussed.

Were you or your family displaced?

Every testimony makes the record stronger. If you have documents, photographs, property deeds or simply memories, we want to hear from you.

Share your story

Send us a messageUse the form below and tell us a little about your family.
We follow upA member of our team contacts you to learn more.
Your story joins the recordYour account helps document what was lost, accurately and permanently.

A nonprofit you can check

We file a public Form 990 with the IRS every year. These figures come from our 2025 return.

501(c)(3) nonprofit EIN 46-1478626 Fairfield, New Jersey

Stanley UrmanExecutive Vice President
Elie AbadieBoard of Directors
Henry GreenBoard of Directors

$325K

Raised in contributions and grants in 2025, about three times the year before

Spent on professional fundraisers

66%

Of all spending went directly to program work: $192,116 of $289,490

Get in touch

Press, research partnerships, donations, or your family's story. Call us, or send a message and we'll reply.

(917) 640-8028

277 Fairfield Road
Fairfield, NJ 07004