Dabby, Joseph H.: - Joseph H. Dabby was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1946 to a middle-class Jewish family. Growing up as a Jew in Iraq after World War II and during the birth and growth of the State of Israel was not a pleasant experience, to say the least. Dabby was imprisoned twice before he and his wife, Yvette, both civil engineers, escaped from Iraq in 1971, emigrated to the United States, and made Los Angeles their new home. Since their arrival in Los Angeles, the Dabbys have been very active in Jewish education, and as leaders of their small community of Jews of Iraqi origin, they continue their work to perpetuate their traditions and customs. Yvette and Joseph have three daughters, Naomi, Lisa, and Nadine, who urged their father to write this story, so that their children and grandchildren can learn where they came from and appreciate what they have.