Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Baghdad, 1930 — public domain in Iraq per Commons
1900–1982 · History & Intellectual Life
Nissim Susa
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0044
Briefing
Iraqi Jewish-born historian and intellectual whose trajectory, including his conversion to Islam, became part of the complex history of Jewish participation in twentieth-century Iraqi intellectual life. Nissim Susa (1900–1982) is remembered here for contributions to history & intellectual life and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- 1900–1982
- Field
- History & Intellectual Life
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0044
Source
Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: Baghdad, 1930 — public domain in Iraq per Commons
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Nissim Susa,” IJHDA-PER-0044, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/nissim-susa/