Haroun Yashayaei

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Haroun Yashayaei is the chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee and leader of Iran's Jewish Community.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5][6]

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  1. ^ The Jewish Community of Tehran, Iran Kashrut Authorities in Iran and Around the World
  2. ^ Report of Iranian President’s visit from Yousef-Abad Synagogue, Tehran Iran Jewish
  3. ^ Iran: Jewish Leader Criticizes President For Holocaust Denial Radio Free Europe
  4. ^ Iran’s Jews uneasy over Holocaust-denier Ahmadinejad Daily Times
  5. ^ On the Jewish Presence in Iranian History Monthly Review
  6. ^ TEHRAN'S JEWISH COMMUNITY REACTS: "A Shameful Convention" SPIEGEL Magazine