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At times reminiscent of European Jewry in the 19th century, at others of American Jewry in the 20th, the modern history of Iran\u2019s Jews varies radically from contemporary Jewish histories in the Middle East.

The new book\xa0Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran\xa0by Lior Sternfeld, assistant professor of history and Jewish Studies at Pennsylvania State University, focuses on the unique case of Iranian Jewry.