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A documentary released this week features new interviews alleging bigoted statements against Jews from the former Pink Floyd frontman.
“He helped keep Iranian culture alive in exile and kept exiled Iranians in love with their country,” said Pooya Dayanim, an Iranian Jewish attorney in Los Angeles and friend of Bibiyan’s.
The artists aim “to present Israel beyond the headlines, highlighting its rich artistic heritage and contemporary creativity,” says the project’s founder.
The Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA praised the legal team that made the seizure possible.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman talks about his new movie “Route 60: The Biblical Highway” and the sacrifice that Israel should not make for the sake of peace. “Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest David Friedman, Ep. 111
Watchdog group StopAntisemitism is “appalled” by Bjørn Gulden’s comments.
The musician boomed in popularity during the 1990s.
“The one country in the Middle East that cares about Iranian women is not Saudi Arabia, not Afghanistan, but Israel,” says Iranian-American artist Hooman Khalili.
The event “invites people to deepen their knowledge of Judaism by opening the doors of synagogues, museums and other Jewish sites to citizens.”
Healing Ink’s CEO says the experience “was so powerful and moving that we knew we had to turn it into something bigger.”
A 90-minute documentary produced by Mike Pompeo and David Friedman debuts in more than 1,000 theaters across America on Sept. 18-19.
The filmmakers took steps to avoid arousing Tehran’s suspicion while shooting “Tatami” in Georgia.
