Haroun Yashayaei

Haroun Yashayaei is the chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee and leader of Iran's Jewish Community. [ [http://www.kosherdelight.com/IranKashrutAuthorities.shtml The Jewish Community of Tehran, Iran] Kashrut Authorities in Iran and Around the World] [ [http://www.iranjewish.com/News_e/22-1.htm Report of Iranian President’s visit from Yousef-Abad Synagogue, Tehran] Iran Jewish] On January 26, 2006, Yashayaei's letter to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, concerning his Holocaust denial comments, brought about worldwide media attention including an intervew with Der Spiegel. [ [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/02/fb25e81f-bce9-4291-acdb-cf2c5c69fe92.html Iran: Jewish Leader Criticizes President For Holocaust Denial] Radio Free Europe] [ [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C01%5C30%5Cstory_30-1-2006_pg4_23 Iran’s Jews uneasy over Holocaust-denier Ahmadinejad] Daily Times] [ [http://www.monthlyreview.org/mrzine/aam030507.html On the Jewish Presence in Iranian History] Monthly Review] [ [http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,455172,00.html TEHRAN'S JEWISH COMMUNITY REACTS: "A Shameful Convention"] SPIEGEL Magazine]

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