Esther's Children: A Portrait of Iranian Jews

by Houman Sarshar (Editor)

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 20th century. Lavishly illustrated in full color with more than 500 images of monuments, manuscripts, objects, 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. Six of the articles are historical essays, examining the status of Jews in various periods of Iranian history. The remaining articles explore a variety of cultural and sociopolitical subjects pertinent to each historical period. The book ends with a comprehensive bibliography of Judeo-Iranian scholarship containing over 600 English, French, German, Hebrew, and Persian books and journal articles.

Genres: Iran, Jewish, Nonfiction, History, Religion

468 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Shmuel Aritzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Information about iranian jews , Specially i surprized by reading about The history of MASHHADI JEWS and Allah Daad Tragedy plus Anti Semitism in iran , a History of Alliance Movement of Israelite Society in Europe and in Iran...
Nice Photo Collection of Iranian jewish families .

[Emily Mirengoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone who is interested in this topic, this is a must-read. The photos here are stunning, and I love the way this book gets into quotidian details of people's lives--marriage ceremonies, intellectual passions and conflicts, even sports teams. I am currently studying the Jews of 20th century Iran, and basically every paper on the subject cites this book--and now I know why.