Esther's Children

This magnificent volume makes available for the first time a comprehensive history of the Jews of Iran--from their earliest documented settlement in that land in 722 B.C.E. through the end of the twentieth century. Lavishly illustrated in full color with more than 500 images of monuments, manuscripts, objects, ketubbot, and individual and family portraits collected from private and public archives the world over, this unique book includes 25 articles by distinguished authors and scholars in the field of Judeo-Iranian studies. Distributed by JPS for The Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History.