Tehran Jewish Committee

The Tehran Jewish Committee, formally registered in 1934, is an umbrella group of Jewish organizations that work on behalf of the Persian Jews in Iran. [ [http://www.iranjewish.com/Essay_E/Essay_e1.htm IRANIAN JEWS] Iran Jewish] [ [http://www.oikoumene.org/en/programmes/interreligiousdialogue/current-dialogue/no-49-july-2007/the-jewish-society-in-iran-arash-abaie.html The Jewish Society in Iran] World Council of Churches] Haroun Yashayaei is the present chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee. [ [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, 2007, Yashayaei's letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad concerning his Holocaust denial comments brought about worldwide media attention. [ [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] The director of the Tehran Jewish Committee is Dr. Ciamak Moresadegh, who is also a doctor and director of the Jewish Community's Dr. Sapir Hospital and Charity Center in Tehran. The Dr. Sapir Hospital and Charity Center is funded through the Tehran Jewish Committee. [ [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4054067 Iranian Jews Say Republic Safe for Them] ABC News]

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