Press Release: Light and Shadows: The History of Iranian Jews
Stacey Ravel Abarbanel Tel. (310) 825-4288 For Immediate Use
Fowler Museum to present a major exhibition on the history of
Iranian Jews Opening Day Community Celebration: Sun, Oct. 21,
2012 Since ancient times, Iran has been a mosaic of ethnicities,
religions, cultures, and languages. Light and Shadows: The Story
of Iranian Jews―on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from
Oct. 21, 2012–Mar. 10, 2013―tells the rich and complex history
of one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities, which dates
back nearly 2,700 years since the first Jews exiled from
Jerusalem to Babylonia settled in the Persian sphere. More than
one hundred objects including archaeological artifacts,
impressive illuminated manuscripts, beautiful Judaica and
amulets, paintings, photographs, videos, and documentary
ephemera are presented in the Fowler’s Lucas Gallery to
highlight the key features of the long, complicated, and vibrant
history of Jews living in Iran. The exhibition be