About TERUA, The History of Contemporary Iranian Jews, Volume I
(paper, 1996, 380 pages)

Following is a short overview of articles presented in this volume.

Persian section:

1. From Esther to Esther, a play by Homa Sarshar.
   A comedy-drama, the play offers an rare and critically important and revealing insight into the Jewish Iranian woman’s social and family position. Homa Sarshar, CIJOH’s founder, is a renowned journalist-essayist and a media personality with thirty years of experience in Iran. She has recently published a collection of her essays. Her next book is in publication.
2. "The role of Jews in Iran’s Constitutional Revolution," by Amnon Netzer.
   Explores the importance of Jews in the events that lead up to the Constitutional Revolution in Iran at the turn of the century.
3. "Historical Jewish Structures in Iran and the Renovation of Esther’s Tomb," by Yassi Gabbay.
   Mr. Gabbay, an architect, was the designer and director of the project to renovate Esther’s tomb in the early seventies in Iran. The article provides a short history of Jewish architecture in Iran and discusses at length the plans and project of renovating Esther’s tomb. Contains 15 full-page black and white photos.
4. "Jews and their Roles in Political Groups and Movements," by Faryar Nikbakht.
   Jewish presence in Iranian politics in the nineteenth century. The treatment of Jews by the different governments in Iran since the early 1900’s.
5. "World War II and the Jews in Iran," by Jaleh Pirnazar.
   A socio-political look at life for Iranian Jews during WW II.
6. "Song of David," Sassan Sepanta.
   The life and legacy of Morteza Khan Neydavood, a master of traditional Persian music. Master Neydavood, an Iranian Jew, was one of the twentieth-century’s greatest masters of traditional Persian music. This article documents his life, work, and legacy.
7. "The History of Jewish Organizations in Iran," by Shemuel Kamran.
   Discussion on the history of synagogues; hebras (organizations); Jews in the parliament; The Organization of Jews in Tehran; the national treasury; Bet Din; Kuy-e Kalimian (The Jewish House); Kanun-e Kheyr-Khah (a charity hospital); youth and student organizations; women’s organizations; arts institutions; and Jewish Iranian organizations outside Iran. Includes lists of each.
8. "Dialects of Iranian Jews," by Haideh Sahim.
   A linguistic study of Jewish Iranian dialects.
9. "A Comparative Study of Anti-Semitism in Europe and Iran," by Shirindokht Daghighian.
   
10. "The Role of Jews in Iran’s Banking, Trade, and Industry," by Shokrollah Baravarian.
    The role of Jews in Iran’s economy.
11. "Jewish Ghetto and Cemeteries," by Jahanguir Banayan.
    History and architecture. Contains four full-page maps.
12. "The Jews of Mashad," transcript of a documentary made in Israel on the genocide of Jews in Mashad at the turn of the century.

English Section:

1. "Their Loving Kindness Endures Forever: The Tehran Jewish Community and the Yaldai Tehran," by Michelle Stein-Evers.
   The story and history of 1500 Polish Jewish children who escape from Nazi occupation and went to Israel--then Palestine--via Tehran, Iran in 1942.
2. "The History of Jews in Iran: 1500-Present," by Peyman Banouni and Sammy Simnegar.
3. "Master Morteza Neydavood: A Biography.