Haroun Yashayaei

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 interview with Der Spiegel.[3][4][5][6]

References

  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