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‘Baba Joon,’ Israel’s Farsi-language film and official 2016 Academy Awards entry, to open the Israel
The Israel Film Festival kicks off its 29th season on Oct. 28 with one of the most unusual movies to emerge from the Jewish state, with characters who speak mainly in Farsi and represent a distinct thread in the country’s ethnic fabric.
Farsi-language film ‘Baba Joon’ to be Israel’s Oscar entry
“Baba Joon,” a Farsi-language movie made by an Iranian-Israeli director and a group of Iranian-born actors, will be Israel’s entry in this year’s Academy Awards.
Netanyahu tweets in Farsi against Iran nuclear deal
In an 11th-hour escalation of his lobbying against an expected nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned to the Iranian public on Monday with a new Farsi-language Twitter account.
Westwood stores promote Iran; activists call foul
After being alerted by local Iranian-American activists, the Westwood Neighborhood Council on Sept. 10 passed a motion calling on the Los Angeles City Council to remove signs written in Farsi that have been displayed inside some stores advertising consular services for the Iranian government, as well as assistance for travel to Iran and for trade with companies inside Iran.
For Iranian-born actors, Israel’s first Farsi movie carries echo of lost home
An Iranian-Israeli director and a group of Iranian-born actors are making a movie in Farsi, the language of Iran.
Iranian-Jewish doctor spreads Holocaust truth in Farsi
As Jews worldwide remembered and honored the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust in recent weeks, Dr. Ari Babaknia, a renowned Newport Beach Iranian-Jewish obstetrician and gynecologist, was crisscrossing the country — touring Southern California and New York City — and making his own unique contribution to the cause.\n
Iranian Jews hold pro-nuclear rally in Tehran
Iranian Jews holding Torah scrolls demonstrated in Tehran in support of Iran’s nuclear program.