Iranian-Jewish community embraces a vision of training the visually impaired to teach music
Karmel Melamed
April 13, 2016
It was a talent show that had to be seen. Or, well, not.\n
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iranian american
Shulamit Gallery showcases Iranian stories, artists
Jewish Journal
December 19, 2012
Giving directions to the Shulamit Gallery would be an easy task. Just take Venice Boulevard all the way west until you see the sand. Stop.
During presidential campaign, engaging Iranian Jews at 30 Years After event
Jonah Lowenfeld
October 17, 2012
By the time former Congressman Mel Levine took the stage as an official surrogate for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign at a gathering of mostly young Iranian Americans, the ballroom at downtown’s Millennium Biltmore Hotel was more than half empty.
Debating Presidential politics, Chanukah in August
Jewish Journal
August 14, 2008
The Iranian-American Jewish community is avidly following the presidential election scene, and Craig Taubman taped a Chanukah show.
Iranian American Jews mentoring new generation of leaders
Jane Ulman
May 29, 2008
\”It\’s amazing. It\’s awesome,\” Nicole Lavi said. \”I have an older \’sister.\’\”
Jimmy Carter hatred is alive in Iranian L.A.
Karmel Melamed
October 12, 2007
The September release of a new documentary that follows Jimmy Carter on tour for his controversial book, \”Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,\” has reignited the longstanding animosity many Iranian Americans feel toward the former U.S. president.\n
‘Live from Tehran’
Gina Nahai
October 5, 2007
It\’s 8 p.m. on a Wednesday, and I\’m at the studios of KIRN — a Persian-language AM radio station on Barham Boulevard near Universal Studios. I\’m a guest on a program called \”Live From Hollywood.\”
L.A. Persian Jews and Muslims oppose bombing Iran
Karmel Melamed
June 29, 2007
In recent weeks, calls for possible strikes against Iran by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and other government officials have caused alarm among some local Iranian Jews and Muslims familiar with the Tehran regime.
‘My Life as a American Persian Jew’ by Angelena Melody Khadavi
Jewish Journal
February 3, 2007
My Life as an American Persian Jew\’ is a light hearted documentary that shows Persian culture and Jewish beliefs while growing up in Los Angeles. This is a universal exploration into culture and where we fit in to that culture.
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