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It’s not easy having 9/11 as a birthday

By Karmel Melamed
Published on September 11, 2008


Just ask an Iranian American Jew about the real evil and threat from Iran’s regime

By Karmel Melamed
Published on April 16, 2008


Iran’s 1979 Revolution and greed tear one Iranian Jewish family apart

By Karmel Melamed
Published on April 13, 2008


Jimmy Carter hatred is alive in Iranian L.A.

By Karmel Melamed
Published on October 11, 2007

The September release of a new documentary that follows Jimmy Carter on tour for his controversial book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," has reignited the longstanding animosity many Iranian Americans feel toward the former U.S. president.

When they killed Cousin Ebi with a bullet to the heart, my family finally decided it was time to leave Iran

By Karmel Melamed
Published on July 22, 2007

At a Sinai Temple Men's Club meeting earlier this month, Berookhim publicly shared the 30-year-old heart-wrenching story of his 31-year-old uncle's arrest and execution at the hands of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.


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