Bibliographical information (Volume II)

ISBN: 0-9661291-0-5
TITLE: The History of Contemporary Iranian Jews
SERIES: Oral History Project
EDITOR: Homa Sarshar
EDITOR: Houman Sarshar
SUBJECT: Iran – Persian Jews – 20th century – Jewish History – Title
EDITION: 1 Ed
VOLUME: 2
PAGES: 460
PUBLISHER: Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History
BINDING: PB
LISTPRICE: 15.00
PUBDATE:19971101

DESCRIPTION: This volume is the second in a series of collected articles on the history of Iranian Jews. The book is divided into two sections of Persian (Farsi) and English articles. The English section also contains short synopses of Persian articles. All articles were originally presented and the second annual conference organized by the Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History. The section entitled "Memory Telling" consists of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted during the conference. Includes pictures.

TOC: Foreword to the Persian Section

  • "The Iranian Jewish Woman and Judaism" by Parvaneh Sarraf
  • "The Constitutional Revolution: The First Step Against anti-Semitism in Twentieth-Century Iran" by Janet Affari
  • "The History of Alliance Israelite in Iran" by Homa Nategh
  • "The Muslim Boy in the Mahalleh" by Sadredin Elahi
  • "Judaism, Iran and Islam in Persian Jewish Poetry" by David Yerushalmi
  • "A History of Ketubot and Jewish Iranian Marriage Contracts" by Yafa Saghian
  • "Yaldai-Tehran" by Avi Davidi
  • A Collection of Folk Songs, Folk Tails, and Shiras from various Provinces of Iran
  • Memory Telling
  • A Dictionary of Judeo-Persian Words and Expressions

English Section

  • "Immigration of Iranian Jews to Israel" by David Menashri
  • "Jewish Persian Carpets" by Anton Felton
  • "Les Juifs Iranians et la musique" (in French) by Alain Chaouli
  • Synopsis of Persian Articles

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