Escape from Iran
Escape from Iran
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Product InformationEscape from IranThe exodus of Persian Jewry during the Islamic Revolution of 1979Hardcover | 5″ x 8″ | 260 PagesWritten by: Sholem Ber HechtPublished by: Gildan Media LLCAbout this BookFor 2,500 years the Jews of Persia, banished from their homeland, built a civilization in exile. Their fortunes rose and fell, from the glory of their ancestral traditions to persecution, suppression, and the brutality of conquering armies. By the mid20th Century the Jewish community of modern-day Iran had achieved a measure of success―until the Islamic Revolution of 1979 threatened once again to plunge Persian Jewry into darkness.This is the story of the dramatic rescue and emigration of thousands of Iranian Jewish students to America, and the miraculous rebirth of an ancient civilization in a brand new world.
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