1. Women of Change 2. The Generation of Constitutional Monarchy 3. All the Shah's Women 4. Life in Los Angeles 5. Jewish American and Persian 6. Conclusion Notes Glossary References Index
Saba Soomekh is Assistant Director of the Jewish Studies Program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
"...an astute anthropological study." - Lilith "...Soomekh's study offers some valuable insight into the history, culture, and society of a sometimes insular and somewhat inscrutable segment of Los Angeles's contemporary Jewish community ... a sound and accessible study." - H-Net Reviews (H-Judaic) "Soomekh traces the innovation and maintenance of being Jewish in From the Shahs to Los Angeles, providing a valuable contribution for study and a story on immigrant communities in the U.S. that's accessible to the reader outside the insular community of Iranian Jews in Los Angeles." - Portland Book Review "As many as 40,000 Iranian Jews live in the Los Angeles area ... Saba Soomekh, an Iranian-born member of this community, has written an informative profile of the three generations of women in this community ... As an insider, Soomekh has a unique perspective on these three generations on the basis of her own experience, her background research, and interviews with members of each generation." - Jewish Book Council "...Saba Soomekh draws a compelling ethnographic portrait of what life was and is for [Jews] in Iran and the United States." - Canadian Jewish News
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