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Teaching about Iranian Jews today

JL;DR SUMMARY Dan Osborn highlights the overlooked history of Iranian Jews, advocating for their inclusion in American educational curriculums to reflect a fuller picture of Jewish diversity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryJewish DiasporaJewish IdentityMiddle EastEducationMemoirsCultural DiversityCurriculumIranian CultureIranian Jews

Places mentioned

Tehran, Fars, Iran
"Jasmine Lawi taught me about Tehrangeles and the cultural hybridity of being Iranian, Jewish and American in southern California."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Jasmine Lawi taught me about Tehrangeles and the cultural hybridity of being Iranian, Jewish and American in southern California."
New York, United States
"Esther Amini, Ive learned about the Mashhadi communitys crypto-Jewish history, the challenges to integrating into New York Jewish society upon immigration to the U.S."
Iran
"The stories of all Iranians deserve to be heard in American schools."

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