Ebrahim Nonoo — direct from Bahrain

since Israel and Bahrain announced the opening of diplomatic relations between their two nations 10 days ago, Ebrahim Dahood Nonoo, the informal leader of Bahrain’s miniscule Jewish community, has been a busy man indeed. He has conducted as many interviews with media as he can schedule, unfailingly projecting an upbeat and informed perspective on the diplomatic breakthrough. He has also done a yeoman’s job in illuminating reporters on the subject of Bahraini Jewry, a community which, it’s probably fair to say, most know very little about, if they even knew of its existence at all. Nonoo leads that community of 40-some Jewish souls, which can boast of a synagogue and cemetery in the capital city of Manama, and now — thanks to Jared Kushner, President […]