THE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN JEWS
FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
CENTER FOR IRANIAN JEWISH ORAL HISTORY

January 13-14-15, 1996
MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE
Los Angeles, California
Saturday, January 13

In Memory of Those Who Made History
Opening of photo, book, and ketubah exhibition
From Esther to Esther: A Play
Playwright: Homa Sarshar
Actress: Shohreh Aghdashlou

Sunday, January 14
Morning Session:
Jews from Iran and Jews from Islamic Lands
Amnon Netzer, Jerusalem
Ancient Iranian Jewish Architecture: The Renovation of Esther’s Tomb
Yassi Gabbay, Los Angeles
Their Lovingkindness Endures Forever: The Tehran Jewish Community and The Yaldai Tehran
Michelle Stein-Evers, Los Angeles

Afternoon session
Jews in Political Movements and Parties
Faryar Nikbakht, Los Angeles
The 20th Century Iranian Jew: A Spectrum of Images
Jaleh Pirnazar, Berkeley

Evening Session:
First Program
Persian Poetry Reading : Mahin Amid, Nasser Hakakha, Touba Karoubian,
ahanguir Sedaghatfar, Yaghoub Tabari.
Morteza Khan Neydavood, A Documentary Film
In Memory of Master Neydavood: A Concert
Vocalist: Shahla Sarshar Composer: Farid Farjad
Second Program
Talent Show: Poetry, Music, Book Reading, Documentar
Young Adult Artists : Omid Arabian, Gina Bardkhordar Nahai, Fariborz Davoodian, Azadeh Farahmand, David Ghodsian,Sharona Kianmahd, Haleh Mahboubi-Gabbay, Houman Sarshar, Shaun Toub.

Monday, January 15
Morning Session:
Contemporary History of Jews of in Iran
Peyman Banooni, San Diego and Sammy Simnegar, Los Angeles
Iranian Jewish Organizations: A History
Shemoil Kamran, Los Angeles
The Dialects of the Jews of Iran
Haideh Sahim, New York

Plenary Session:
Anti-Semitism in Europe and Iran: A Comparative Study
Shirin Daghighian, Tehran *keynote Speaker

Afternoon session:
Banking, Commerce and Industry
Shokrollah Baravarian, Los Angeles
Jewish Ghettos and Cemetaries of Tehran
Jahanguir Banayan, Los Angeles
The Jews of Mashhad: A Documentary Film
Israel Television, Jerusalem