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This magnificent volume makes available for the first time a comprehensive history of the Jews of Iran -- from their earliest documented settlement in that land in 722 B.C.E. through the end of the 20th century.
This magnificent volume makes available for the first time a comprehensive history of the Jews of Iran -- from their earliest documented settlement in that land in 722 B.C.E. through the end of the 20th century.
Lavishly illustrated in full color with more than 500 images of monuments, manuscripts, objects, and individual and family portraits collected from private and public archives the world over, this unique book includes 25 articles by distinguished authors and scholars in the field of Judeo-Iranian studies.
Six of the articles are historical essays, examining the status of Jews in various periods of Iranian history. The remaining articles explore a variety of cultural and sociopolitical subjects pertinent to each historical period. The book ends with a comprehensive bibliography of Judeo-Iranian scholarship containing over 600 English, French, German, Hebrew, and Persian books and journal articles.
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This book is edited by the Director of Publications of The Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History, an archival organization based in Los Angeles, that gathers information and interviews people knowledgeable in the fields of Iranian Jewish history, culture, science, literature, social life, politics, art, and economics. To date, the Center has produced 13 video documentaries and collected nearly 1,600 photographs, ketubbot, and documents pertaining to the Jews of Iran.
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