Esther's children : a portrait of Iranian Jews / edited by Houman Sarshar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sarshar, Houman, 1968-

Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Iran--History.

Jews.

Jews, Iranian--Social life and customs.

Jews, Iranian.

History.

Iran.

Physical Description:

xxii, 457 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color, some folded), photographs ; 31 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Beverly Hills, CA : Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History : Graduate Society Foundation ; Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, [2002]

Summary:

This magnificent volume makes available for the first time a comprehensive history of the Jews of Iran--from their earliest documented settlement in that land in 722 B.C.E. through the end of the twentieth century. Lavishly illustrated in full color with more than 500 images of monuments, manuscripts, objects, ketubbot, and individual and family portraits collected from private and public archives the world over, this unique book includes 25 articles by distinguished authors and scholars in the field of Judeo-Iranian studies. Distributed by JPS for The Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0827607512

OCLC:

50676315