Eight decades ago, my father boarded a train in Soviet Union whose destination was Iran. He was a child caught in the cross-currents of global conflict, starving, and his ultimate survival depended on geopolitical alliances, fierce advocacy efforts–and, though it … Continued
In the middle of World War II, Tehran became a haven for both Jewish and Catholic Polish refugees who were welcomed as they arrived from Soviet Central Asia. BY MIKHAL DEKEL FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 19, 2019 In the summer … Continued
History of World War II Podcast Episode 267 Oct 19, 2019 An interview with Mikhal Dekel about her book, Tehran Children, with Ray Harris Jr. Listen to Podcast
Escaping the Nazis by Way of Iran By Jonathan Brent New York Times Book Review, Oct. 9, 2019 . . . not simply another detail of the Holocaust but a matter of enduring existential, psychological and moral reflection. This review … Continued