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Zakhor
IntersectionLieuXVIIe–XIXe siècle

Region: Iran (Kurdistan)

Intersection register · custodian, not owner

Sanandaj (Sinneh), the capital of Iranian Kurdistan, sheltered a Jewish community documented from the 17th century and well attested in local registers during the Qajar period. The Jews of Sanandaj, speaking Persian and Judeo-Kurdish, were primarily artisans and merchants.

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The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Sanandaj (Sinneh) 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

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