Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: historic Baghdad — Matson Collection / Library of Congress; no known copyright restrictions
1876–1961 · Rabbinic & Community Leadership
Sadqa Hussein
Permanent ID · IJHDA-PER-0027
Briefing
Baghdadi rabbi and communal leader associated with the religious institutions and leadership of Iraq’s Jewish community in the twentieth century. Sadqa Hussein (1876–1961) is remembered here for contributions to rabbinic & community leadership and for a life connected to the history and cultural memory of Iraqi Jewry.
Record details
- Dates
- 1876–1961
- Field
- Rabbinic & Community Leadership
- Permanent ID
- IJHDA-PER-0027
Source
Photo credit / rights: Context photograph: historic Baghdad — Matson Collection / Library of Congress; no known copyright restrictions
Suggested citation
Iraqi Jewish Heritage Library & Digital Archive, “Sadqa Hussein,” IJHDA-PER-0027, Accessed 14 August 2026. https://iraqdiplomaticdoor.com/heritage/people/sadqa-hussein/