Iran's revolution, the Jews and the televised debate
TitreIran's revolution, the Jews and the televised debate
Auteur
Call numberS296.05/001
N° d'objet08098n
Lieu de publicationCollingwood, Victoria, Australia
EditeurThe Jewish Quarterly
Année de publication
2021
Paginationpp74-78
MatérielArticle
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