Tehran Jewish Committee
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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.[1][2] Haroun Yashayaei is the present chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee.[3][4] On January 26, 2007, Yashayaei's letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad concerning his Holocaust denial comments brought about worldwide media attention.[5][6][7] 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.[8]
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- ^ IRANIAN JEWS Iran Jewish
- ^ The Jewish Society in Iran World Council of Churches
- ^ The Jewish Community of Tehran, Iran Kashrut Authorities in Iran and Around the World
- ^ Report of Iranian President’s visit from Yousef-Abad Synagogue, Tehran Iran Jewish
- ^ Iran: Jewish Leader Criticizes President For Holocaust Denial Radio Free Europe
- ^ Iran’s Jews uneasy over Holocaust-denier Ahmadinejad Daily Times
- ^ On the Jewish Presence in Iranian History Monthly Review
- ^ Iranian Jews Say Republic Safe for Them ABC News
