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Letter: On Conversion Problems in Hamadan
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Community. From the point of view of religious practices, the Jewish community of Hamadan is one of the least homogeneous of Persia. It is not unusual to find in the same family a mother who is a…

Contributor:

Albert Confino

Places:

Qajar, Iran (Qajar Āb-e Bālā, Iran)

Date:

1908

Subjects:

Conversion, Interfaith relations, Islam, Muslim-Jewish relations, Christian-Jewish relations

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Firsthand Accounts, Letters
A Report on the Community of Isfahan
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In response to questions put by the correspondent of the journal Der Israelit of Mayence to the (Chief) Rabbi of the Jewish community of Isfahan concerning the situation of that community, the (Chief…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Isfahan

Places:

Isfahan, Iran

Date:

1888

Subjects:

Mizrahi, Cities, Muslim-Jewish relations, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage
The Condition of the Jews of Western Azerbaijan in the Years 1888–1893
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Written today, the 13th of the month of Adar 5653 (March 1, 1893), and addressed by us, the poor and downtrodden members of the community of Urumia, may God protect it, with a thousand greetings and…

Contributor:

The Jewish Community of Urmiya

Places:

Urumia, Iran (Urmia, Iran)

Date:

1894

Subjects:

Mizrahi, Jewish identity, Antisemitism, Muslim-Jewish relations, Violence

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage