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Zakhor
IntersectionLieuMoyen Âge–XIXe siècle

Region: Iran (Gilan/Qazvin)

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A former Safavid capital, Qazvin harbored a Jewish community documented by medieval geographers and early modern European travelers. Jews were active there in the silk and spice trade.

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The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Qazvin give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopaedia Judaica2e éd., Keter/Macmillan
  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill

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