The Tehran Jewish Committee, formally registered in 1934, is an

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of Jewish organizations that work on behalf of the

Persian Jews Persian Jews or Iranian Jews ( fa, یهودیان ایرانی, ''yahudiān-e-Irāni''; he, יהודים פרסים ''Yəhūdīm Parsīm'') are the descendants of Jews who were historically associated with the Persian Empire, whose successor s ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

History

Tehran Jewish Committee started in 1270 A.H. from a group of Jewish leaders in Tehran. It started with the name "Hebra" which is Hebrew for committee, then changed to "Committee of Jewish school" (Bet Sefer) and in 1317 A.H. it changed its name to "Tehran Jewish Committee". One year later it officially registered. The first board included : Loghman Neoharai, Enayatollah Montakhab, Abdullah Golshan, Morteza Moallem, Zia Nehourai, Aziz Elghanian, Yehouda Harounian, Eshagh Barukhim, Rohallah Ben Rouhi, Lalezar Safani, Effeni Famili.

Activities

Taking care of 25

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, Kheirkhah hospital in Oudlajan (historic Jewish neighborhood), Jewish elderly care, Jewish cemetery in Khorasan Road, Kosher slaughterhouse, Bakery for

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holiday in Tehran no road and many schools and sports centers are among the activities of the Tehran Jewish Committee. In addition, Tehran Jewish Committee has created a Jewish legal authority which rules on Jewish matters.

Current status

Rahmatollah Raffi is the present chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee preceded by

Siamak Moreh Sedgh Siyamak More Sedgh ( fa, سیامک مره‌صدق, Siyāmak More-Sedq; born 1965) are a Jewish Iranian politician and doctor who was the holder of the Iranian Parliament's reserved seat for the Jewish minority from 2008 to 2020, and is also ...

who is currently the Jewish Representative to the Iranian Senate. Dr. Moresadegh was preceded by

Haroun Yashayaei Haroun Yashayaei ( fa, هارون یشایایی) is former chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee and former leader of Iran's Jewish community. On January 26, 2006, Yashayaei's letter to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, c ...

. On January 26, 2007, Yashayaei's letter to President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

concerning his

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comments brought about worldwide

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attention. The

Dr. Sapir Hospital and Charity Center The Dr. Sapir Hospital and Charity Center, a Jewish charity hospital in Tehran, founded by Yaghoub Massaband (Dye Yaghoub), is the largest charity among the religious minorities in Iran. Over 50 years old, the hospital is under the leadership of S ...

is funded through the Tehran Jewish Committee.Iranian Jews Say Republic Safe for Them
ABC News It is a charity hospital catering to hundreds of patients in need regardless of their faith or religious affiliation.

External links

Official website

References

{{reflist Iranian Jews Organizations established in 1934 Jews and Judaism in Persia and Iran Jewish political organizations 1934 establishments in Iran