"Between Iran and Zion" with Lior Sternfeld

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Dr. Lior Sternfeld will discuss his book Between Iran and Zion, one of the first definitive histories of Iran's ancient Jewish community. He will focus on Iran's Jewish community in the revolutionary and post-revolutionary period, examining the ways they participated in and were affected by the events of 1979.

Dr. Lior Sternfeld is an assistant professor of History and Jewish Studies at Penn State University. His research focuses on the Jewish and other minority communities in the region. Between Iran and Zion draws on family stories, autobiographies, interviews, and previously unexplored archives to tell the first comprehensive history of the Iranian Jewish community in 20th century Iran.