In the Lion's Shadow: Sardari, the Iranian Schindler

Dr. Fariborz L. Mokhtari, 2011

This book describes a fascinating chapter in 20th Century history, after the invasion of France in 1940. An aristocratic junior Iranian diplomat named Abdol-Hossein Sardari found himself in charge of Iran's legation in Paris. He set about cultivating relationships with German and Vichy officials, in order to protect members of the Persian-Jewish community in France.


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