A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Their history is not a footnote.

We represent the interests of Jews from Arab countries — documenting the individual and communal losses of families and communities who were displaced, so that their story is counted, verified and remembered.

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Jews are estimated to have left or been forced from their homes across the Arab world in the 20th century.

Communities rooted for over 2,000 years

“To represent the interests of Jews from Arab countries.”

Our mission

For centuries, vibrant Jewish communities lived across North Africa and the Middle East — merchants, scholars, rabbis, doctors and craftspeople woven into the fabric of Baghdad, Cairo, Damascus, Fez and beyond.

In the 20th century, nearly all of these communities were uprooted. Homes, businesses, synagogues, schools and cemeteries were left behind. We exist to make sure that loss is documented with rigor, and that the people who lived it are heard.

What we do

Credible, verifiable, on the record.

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

Document

Gathering testimony, records and family archives so the experiences of displaced Jews are preserved in a form that stands up to scrutiny.

Quantify

Building rigorous, verifiable estimates of property, assets and communal holdings lost — from private homes to synagogues and schools.

Represent

Bringing that evidence to policymakers, institutions and the public, so these communities have a voice wherever their history is discussed.

Accountability

Lean, focused, transparent.

Figures from our 2025 Form 990 filing with the IRS — and not a dollar on paid fundraisers.

$325K

Contributions & grants raised in 2025

3×

Growth in support over the prior year

Spent on professional fundraising

Countries in our loss-documentation research

Share of expenses going directly to program work66%

Program service expenses of $192,116 out of $289,490 total expenses. Contributions: $325,297 (2025) vs. $104,178 (2024).

Your family's history matters

Were you or your family displaced?

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

Share your story →

Reach outUse the form below and tell us a little about your family.
We'll follow upA member of our team will contact you to learn more.
Join the recordYour account helps document what was lost — accurately and permanently.

Leadership

The people behind the work.

Stanley UrmanExecutive Vice President

Elie AbadieBoard of Directors

Henry GreenBoard of Directors

Contact

Let's talk.

Press inquiries, research partnerships, donations, or your family's story — we read every message.

Phone: (917) 640-8028
Mail: 277 Fairfield Rd
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Tax ID (EIN): 46-1478626