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TEHRAN - The Tehran Jewish Committee participated in the 16th Tehran 16th International Book and 10th Press Fair on May 4-14 with a display of several of its works in its pavilion. Jewish cultural and religious books such as Persian translations of the Torah, Book of Psalms, Hebrew calendar, educational books of Jewish culture and insight, Book of Solomon, Hebrew-Persian Dictionary, Jewish History for the Youth, a chronometer and Ofegh-BINA magazines were among its works presented in the exhibition. The Farsi translations of old books and the Torah were great attractions in its pavilion. The Ofegh-BINA quarterly was also one of the great attractions in the press fair. The quarterly was taken up during various side activities of the press fair, including in the speech of Haroun Yashayaei, the head of the Iranian Jewish Committee. His speech, entitled "Jews and the Iranian Press,” drew much attention from the audience interested in knowing about Jewish culture. The Jewish pavilion attracted many visitors including Iranian high-ranking political and cultural officials such as President Mohammad Khatami, Judiciary Chief Mahmoud Shahroudi and Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ahmad Masjed-Jameie. The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance adjudged the Ofegh-BINA one of the best in the field of religious minorities’ publications. During the fair, officials of the Tehran Jewish Committee's Cultural Committee answered questions raised by visitors on the subjects of Judaism and Iranian Jews. |
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