Three Iranian Jewish men murdered in West Hollywood

By Karmel Melamed
Published on August 29, 2010

Photo essay: Kudos to 30 Years After on their conference

By Karmel Melamed
Published on September 23, 2008

Gay marriage, Persian tragedy,  Israel @ 60

Published on June 26, 2008

". . . Watching the first legal gay marriage in Los Angeles . . . between two Jewish women, with their rabbi and their Jewish lawyer, fills me with extraordinary pride as a Jew . . ."

AIPAC, Persian tragedy, Christian support for Israel

Published on June 19, 2008

" . . . The deceased is gone. Yet the living . . . [are] left sinning, hurting, reeling, and lost. I only hope and pray that our people can find ourselves again, and learn from this. It is time to stop, and put an end to this vicious cycle. . . . ."

Volume 23, Number 17

Published on June 15, 2008

Iranian Jews grapple with tragic death and violence in the community

By Karmel Melamed
Published on June 12, 2008

Bianca Khalili's death is just one of the recent incidents of community distress that have left many local Iranian Jews speculating among themselves, unsure of how to address violence

A Persian tragedy

By David Suissa
Published on June 12, 2008

The most important thing I can say to all my Persian friends is that before we are anything, we are all Jews. What binds us together is not just our humanity, but the collective Jewish identity we forged at Sinai some 3,300 years ago.

AUDIO: Iranian American Jews —Death and violence in the community (taboo?)

By Karmel Melamed
Published on May 2, 2008

Local Iranian Jewish community leaders recent incidents of violence among and the taboo on discussing the topic.