THE HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN JEWS

THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

CENTER FOR IRANIAN JEWISH ORAL HISTORY

November 22, 23, 1997
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
Beverly Hills, CA

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


November 22, 23, 1997
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
Beverly Hills, CA

Saturday, November 22
A Tribute to Soleiman Haim on His 110th Birthday
Opening of Photo and Document Exhibition
Welcoming Address: Homa Sarshar
Mirza Soleiman Haim: A Documentary Film
By: Homa Sarshar & Abbas Hojat Panah, LA
Youssef-o Zoleikha: A Play by Mirza Soleiman Haim,
Performers: Shohreh Aghdashlou, Sima Ghaem Maghami,
Dariush Iran-Nejad, Parviz Kardan, Rafi Khachatourian,
Ardavan Mofid, Ali Pourtash, Houshang Touzie and Parviz Sayyad
Young Performers: Arash Davidi and Shahin Yazdi

Sunday, November 23
Morning Session:
The Jewish Image in Contemporary Iranian Media,
Menasheh Amir, Jerusalem
Continuity and Change: New Opportunities in a Traditional Setting,
Dr. Leah Baer, Illinois
The Controversial Life of Monsieur Shemoil Haim,
Davood Adhami, New York


Afternoon session:
Iranian Jews in Europe during WWII,
Dr. Ahamd Mahrad, Hannover
The Kaboud Party (The Iranian Nazi Party),
Dr. Adnan Mazarei, Irvine
Habib Elghanian and the Iranian Jewish Community,
Ambassador Aryeh Levin, Jerusalem

Evening Session:
Jewish Life in Shiraz: An American Perspective,
Dr. William Royce, W. D.C.
Tales from the Past: Memory Telling Panel,
Molouk Zargarian, Madame Tavoos Babajani, Moossa Nikbakht, Nejat Geola, Manouchehr Hakkakian

Esther's Children
A Documentary Film by: Jahanshah Ardalan, LA

Saturday, November 22
Opening of the "Traditional Iranian Jewish Wedding" Exhibition
At the Skirball Cultural Center & Museum


Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History
Tel: (310) 472-3012 Fax: (310) 472-3043
Web Site: www.cijoh.org