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Holocaust Center Honors Iranian Diplomat Who Saved Jews During The Holocaust

John Mitty Monday, October 15, 2012

GLEN COVE, NY, October 12, 2012 – In recognition of his career in public service and his outspoken advocacy for human rights and the welfare of the Jewish people, the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County will posthumously honor Abdol-Hossein Sardari, an Iranian diplomat who saved Jews during the Holocaust. The program will begin at 1:30 pm on Sunday, October 14, in Glen Cove, NY.

“Abdol-Hossein Sardari’s life and career tell a remarkable story to save Iranian Jews and non-Iranian Jews,” says Beth Lilach, Senior Director of Education and Community Affairs. “We must not only remember the tragedy of the Holocaust, but also remember the good that occurred during it.”

Abdol-Hossein Sardari, the Iranian Envoy stationed in Paris during the German occupation of France, rescued thousands of Jews from the Nazis in parallel fashion to the famous rescue efforts of Oskar Schindler in Poland. Distinguished scholar Dr. Fariborz Mokhtari, of the National Defense University in Washington DC, and author of In the Lion's Shadow: The Iranian Schindler and His Homeland in the Second World War (The History Press, 2011) will discuss the Sardari’s rescue operation. A woman rescued by Sardari as a child, relatives of Mr. Sardari, and children of Jews that he rescued will provide testimony about how Abdol-Hossein Sardari risked everything to help Jews escape the Nazis.

Media who wish to interview Dr. Mokhtari can do so during availability at 12:00 p.m., and should contact Jennifer Carpenter Low at 516-658-3249, or jenniferlow@holocaust-nassau.org by noon for credentials.

The event is free to the public. All interested parties must RSVP (no later than October 13, 2012).

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