Iran's revolution, the Jews and the televised debate
TitleIran's revolution, the Jews and the televised debate
Author
Call numberS296.05/001
Object number08098n
Place of publicationCollingwood, Victoria, Australia
PublisherThe Jewish Quarterly
Year of publication
2021
Physical descriptionpp74-78
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'The Jewish Quarterly ' 'In search of lost time: Europe before the Holocaust' February 2022 Issue 247 pp 74-78
Description
The 1979 Iranian revolution has been described as the most popular revolution of the 20th century. Many of Iran's minority communities participated in it, including Iranian Jews, long before it turned "Islamic". After the revolution, Iranian Jews had more to fear than other communities. There were mass trials and speedy executions. One of the victims was Hajj Habib Elghanian, a former leader of the Jewish community, a well-known philanthropist. His execution shocked he Jewish community