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Comprehensive History of the Jews of Iran
Habib Levy
Abridged & Edited by Hooshang Ebrami
Translated from the Persian by George W. Maschke
 The history of the Jews of Iran is one of the most important
chapters of Jewish history, yet it is also the most obscure, because little of it has been
published. Considering the vastness of the Persian Empire during ancient times, Iran must
be reckoned second only to Israel in importance to the study of Jewish history.
After the Assyrian onslaught, the ten lost tribes were moved to the east, toward the
Persian Empire. Babylon, the former hub of Judaism, was an Iranian province for more than
a thousand years, including the period during which the Talmud was written. Indeed,
Iranian cultural influences are manifest in the Babylonian Talmud, which is, in essence,
an "Iranian Talmud."
Iran, where the Jews are living for over 2700 years, is the land of the beginning of
Diaspora. Based on historical facts, the first Jews exiled from their homeland settled in
Iran and from there they moved to other countries such as India, China and Russia.
Iran is the birthplace of the Karaite movement in Judaism which spread throughout the
world. During the Middle Ages, Iranian Jews were active contributors to the scholarship of
the Islamic world an important factor in the European Renaissance.
This book, as the first comprehensive source on an important topic, not only describes
briefly the history of Jews in ancient Iran (Persia) but covers all other periods,
particularly the 19th and 20th centuries.
About the Author: Habib Levy (1896-1984), was born in Tehran. He began his studies as a
youth in Paris. The growing Zionist movement in Europe had a profound influence on his
religious thinking. After returning to Iran, Dr. Levy began his research in the field of
Jewish Iranian history. He spent more than forty years traveling to many countries,
searching libraries and archives for historical data on the Jews in Iran.
Specifications:
1999:xiv+589pp.,illustrated, index.
ISBN: 1-56859-086-5 (cloth): $45.00
Book Review: 
"This volume is a valuable and timely contribution to the understanding of
history of Iranian Jewry, and likewise a must reading and a much needed work for all
English speaking people."
Professor Amnon Netzer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
"This volume will set a trend for the study of this vast subject for
many years to come, and is a most welcomed contribution to scholarship."
Professor Hossein Ziai, Director of Iranian Studies, UCLA.
"...Dr. Habib Levy is a thorough expert in the history of Iranian Jewry of all
times."
Itzhak Ben-Zvi (1884-1963), President of the State of
Israel.
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