The Second Conference of Iranian Jewish Youths

		The Second Conference of Iranian Jewish Youths

The second conference of Iranian Jewish Youths was held in Tehran in August 2007, with efforts of Youths Committee and cooperation of the Cultural Committee and the assistance of the Board of Directors of Jewish Association.

In this conference, which continued for 4 days from 26^th August to 30^th August, 38 youths from 12 cities were present.

The inaugural ceremony was officially held in the library of Tehran Jewish Association, with introduction of the invitees and authorities. Holding educational workshops, visiting Lovian Synagogue, Dr. Sepir Hospital, Jewish Old People’s Home, and the Jewish Committee Building, also holding a celebration in the Music Center of the Association, were among the programs of this conference.

After giving a short introduction about the situation, the attendees explained the audience about the history and social status of their own cities.

One of the other programs of this conference, was the friendly meeting of the participants with the Jewish Iranians’ Representative in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, members and inspectors of the Association’s board of directors in Kurosh Complex.

In the closing ceremony, which were held with the presence of the representatives and servers of Tehran Jewish Community in Mohebban Hall, after citing some verses from the Bible and its translation, the Choral group of Tehran Jewish Students Organization and Folkloric Music Group of the Music Training Center presented their programs. Some gifts and presents were also granted to the participants and teachers of the workshops as a commemoration.

Finally, the holders of the conference thanks the efforts and assistance of dear friends and esteemed professors, who have helped us to hold this conference as good as possible.

The holding Board:

Farid yashar, Farhad Aframian, Bahador Mikaeil, Shahab Shahamifar, Elham Moadab.

In charge of Provision: Navid Haroon Shili

In charge of public relations: Eliza Shekasteh Band

In charge of Computer: Natan Namdar

Colleagues: Behdad Michael, Rahim Moghtader, Kiarash Daghighinik, Shervin Shahrad, Azadeh Ben Zakaria, Pouya Daniali, Naghmeh Arabzadeh, Mona Arabzadeh, Shahram Poursetareh, Sanaz Neyestani, Rahel Rahimi Moghaddam, Maziar Daniali, Nava Aghabala, Saman Kahen, Asal Rahmani,

Presenters of the Closing Ceremony:

Aidin Barkhordari, Delaram Arabzadeh, Naghmeh Arabzadeh,

Titles of the Workshops:

1- Essence of Philosophy (Dr. Siamak Moreh Sedgh)

2- (Why am I a Jewish?) (Dr. Younes Hamami Lalehzar

3- Development- Dr. Babak Sedaghat Kamal

4- What we don’t know from sexual needs- Eng. Farshid Moradian

5- Self-examination- Shahram Shahrad

6- Human Rights; Shahab Shahamifar

7- Cultural Identity; Farhad Aframian

8- Organizational Management; Kaveh Daniali

9- Women’s rights in Judaism; Marjan Yashayaee