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Zakhor
IntersectionLieuXIXe siècle

Region: Iran (Gilan)

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Rasht, Iran's main port on the Caspian Sea, had a small Jewish presence during the Qajar era (19th century). These families, involved in transit trade between Russia and Persia, are mentioned in consular and travel sources.

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

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Sources & resources

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

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