Passover In Iraq

In a country where fewer than 100 citizens identify themselves as Jewish -- remnants of an ancient and vital community that numbered 90,000 almost 60 years ago -- the U.S. occupation has greatly, if temporarily, increased the Jewish population.

At least 1,000 Jews are among the more than 100,000 U.S. military and civilian personnel in Iraq, estimated Ackerson, 46, a reservist who at home is Jewish chaplain to two Baltimore hospitals.