TITLE: Terua: The History of Contemporary Iranian Jews
SERIES: Oral History Project
EDITOR: Homa Sarshar
EDITOR: Debbie Adhami
SUBJECT: Iran – Persian Jews – 20^th century – Jewish History –Title
EDITION: 1 Ed
VOLUME: 1
PAGES: 410
PUBLISHER: Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History
BINDING: PB
LISTPRICE: 15.00
PUBDATE:19961025

DESCRIPTION: This volume is the first in a series of collected articles on the history of Iranian Jews published by the Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History. The book is divided into two sections of Persian (Farsi) and English articles. All articles were originally presented and the first annual conference organized by the Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History.

TOC: Foreword to the Persian Section

• "From Esther to Esther", a play by Homa Sarshar
• "The Role of Iranians in the Constitutional Revolution" by Amnon Netser
• "Historical Iranian Jewish Monuments and the Renovation of Esther’s Tomb" by Yassi Gabbay
• "Jews in the Political Arena" by Fariar Nikbakht
• "World War II and the Iranian Jewish Community" by Jaleh Pirnazar
• "The Songs of David" by Sassan Sepanta
• "The History of Iranian Jewish Organization" Shemouil Kamran
• "Dialects of Iranian Jews" by Haideh Sahim
• "Anti-Semitism in Iran and Europe: A Comparative Study" by Shirin-Dokht Daghighian
• "The Role of Jews in Banking, Commerce, and Industry" by Shokrolah Baravarian
• "Jewish Ghettos and Cemeteries" by Jahangir Banayan
• A Selection of Poems by Contemporary Iranian Jewish Poets

English Section

• "Their Loving Kindness Endures Forever: The Tehran Jewish Community and the Yaldai Tehran," Michelle Stein-Evers.
• "The History of Jews in Iran: 1500-Present," Peyman Banouni and Sammy Simnegar.
• "Master Morteza Neydavood: A Biography."

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