The Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran
A decade after the mass immigration of a large
population of Iranian Jews to the United States, and once the early
problems of settlement, financial security, and adapting to a new
environment were somewhat resolved, some members of the community
noticed the lack of written history and documentation on twenty
seven centuries of their life in Iran. They also became cognizant
of the lack of knowledge and awareness of the society toward their
historic and cultural heritage. At this transitional point in history,
this group felt a need to shed light on and preserve this rich
heritage for the generations to come. They wanted their children
to be aware of their identity and roots, and they wanted to provide
information on this long forgotten and neglected Iranian branch
of Jewish history.
Publications
Three volumes of Padyavand: Judeo-Iranian and Jewish Studies Series were published under the auspices of The Graduate
Society Foundation - Daneshvaran. Amnon Netzer the prominent professor,
researcher and historian in the field of Judeo-Iranian studies
at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was the editor-in-chief.
These series were published by Mazda Publishers in Costa Mesa,
California in 1996.
The Children of Esther is a product of cooperation between The Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran and The Center for the Iranian
Jewish Oral History http://www.cijoh.org/. Dr. Hooman Sarshar is the editor-in-chief.
Hereby the meticulous efforts of the CIOJOH in compiling the
information and distribution of the book under Ms. Homa Sarshar’s
leadership and the outstanding editing work of Dr. Hooman Sarshar
are acknowledged.
Contemporary Judaism in the Second House of Bondage in
English and the Persian version of the same titled Yehudiat-e
Assil Va Yehudiat-e Assir were published under the auspices
of The Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran. The author was the renowned
contemporary scholar in Judaism, Dr. Hooshang Ebrami.
Azmoun-e-Bargozidegy (The Trial of the Chosen) is a collection
of poems by Jahangir Sedaghatfar. This collection along with
a CD recited by the poet was published and distributed under
the auspices of The Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran. Mr. Sedaghatfar’s
moving poetry depicts events in Jewish history in Iran and elsewhere.
A Persian Translation of A Trumpet in the Wadi, by Sami
Michael, the well known Israeli writer. This book was published and distributed under
the auspices of The Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran.
A Persian Translation of OF A WORLD THAT IS NO MORE , by Israel Singer. This book was published and distributed under
the auspices of The Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran.
A Persian translation of NIGHT , by Elie Wiesel. This book was published and distributed under
the auspices of The Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran.
THE JEWS OF IRAN IN THE NINETEEN CENTURY has been written by Prof. David Yeroushalmi at Tel-Aviv unversity and published by BRILL. The Persian translation of this remarkable book will be published by the Graduate Society Foundation - Daneshvaran soon.
BETWEEN FORIGNERS and SHI'IS(Nineteen Century, IRAN and its Jewish Minority) in English has been written by prof. Daniel Tsadik from Yale university and published by Stanford University Press in California. The Farssi version of this academic book will be published by The Graduate Socity Foundation - Daneshvaran soon.
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