From Iran to America: The Strengths and Struggles of Iranian Jewish Women

This Museum program explores what it means to be a Persian Jewish woman and a refugee living in the United States. In conversation are Esther Amini, the author of “Concealed” and Roya Hakakian, founding member of the Iranian Human Rights Documentation Center and author of “Journey from the Land of No: A Girlhood Caught in Revolutionary Iran.” The conversation is moderated by Saba Soomekh, Associate Director of the American Jewish Committee – Los Angeles and author of “From the Shahs to Los Angeles: Three Generations of Iranian Jewish Women Between Religion and Culture.”