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In the lion's shadow : Sardari : the Iranian Schindler
- Title
- In the lion's shadow : Sardari : the Iranian Schindler / Fariborz L. Mokhtari.
- Author
- Mokhtari, Fariborz L. (Fariborz Levaye)
- Publication
- Stroud, UK : The History Press, 2011.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 19-1225 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 176, [32] pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "A junior Iranian diplomat in France representing a neutral developing country risks all under German occupation in the Second World War to save as many Jewish families as he can - and his efforts went well beyond saving Iranians. ..."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Contents
- Prologue -- Introduction: the diplomat in the lion's shadow -- 1. The country: Rayhan the entrepreneur -- 2. The people: from Kashan to Paris -- 3. The unlikely saviour: Sardari and his friends -- 4. Hubris and hypocrisy: 'Small nations must not tie our hands' -- 5. The sacrifice: 'Everyone has a destiny' -- 6. The terror: the sound of polished boots -- 7. The campaign: the list -- 8. The aftermath: 'He saved my father' -- Epilogue: 'Persia can never go under.'
- Call Number
- JFD 19-1225
- ISBN
- 9780752463704
- 0752463705
- OCLC
- 751797398
- Author
- Mokhtari, Fariborz L. (Fariborz Levaye)
- Title
- In the lion's shadow : Sardari : the Iranian Schindler / Fariborz L. Mokhtari.
- Imprint
- Stroud, UK : The History Press, 2011.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
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- Research Call Number
- JFD 19-1225