Interview with Jimmy Delshad, former Mayor of Beverly Hills
From Karmel Melamed’s Iranian American Jews blog.
AUDIO: Iranian American Jews — Jimmy Delshad, former Mayor of Beverly Hills
AUDIO: Iranian American Jews -- Jimmy Delshad, former Mayor of Beverly Hills
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