The Gulf state of Bahrain is reportedly nominating a Jewish woman, Huda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, as its new ambassador to the United States. Huda, a businesswoman, was also the first Jewish woman to sit on the Bahriani Shura Council, the 40-member upper house of the bicameral parliament. She replaced her uncle. She has been secretary-general of Bahrain Human Rights Watch. Huda Nonoo belongs to the tiny Jewish community in the predominantly Muslim kingdom of Bahrain. The community dates back to the Talmudic era. About 40 Jews live in Bahrain. They have a synagogue and a cemetery in the capital Manama.