Haroun Yashayaei
Haroun Yashayaei (Persian: هارون یشایایی) is former chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee and former 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…… more
Haroon Yashayayi is known for The Tenants (1987), Captain Khorshid (1987) and The Wall (2008)… more
Despite the presence of different classes of people during the Islamic Revolution, very little research has been done so far on the presence of religious minorities in this important event. The article “The Revolution’s Forgotten Sons and Daughters: The Jewish Community in Tehran During the 1979 Revolution” by Lior Sternfeld is one of the few studies that deals with activities of Iranian Jews in the 1979 Revolution…. more
According to IBNA correspondent, in this ceremony, the book ‘The Day I Knew My Name’ by Haroun (Parviz) Yashayaei featuring a collection of his short stories was also unveiled. The event was organized by Bukhara Magazine, Shahab Publishings, ‘Kargadan’ weekly magazine and the Iranian Thinkers of Humanities House to appreciate 60 years of cultural efforts made by him…… more
The head of Iran’s Jewish community, Haroun Yashayaei, has harshly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an article appearing in a major Iranian newspaper. The piece was published soon after the nuclear deal was struck with world powers last week…..more
Building schools is a tradition in Iranian Jewish society with Iranians accustomed to building modern schools as old-fashioned educational systems change to modern ones.
However, even before they saw the necessity of building modern schools, Jews in Iran had the custom of sending their young people to religious institutes to receive training in various skills in addition to receiving religious instruction…. more
Paprika Podcast – Haroun Yashayaei – YouTube…..more