Today, at the Irfan Colloqium sessions at Louhelen Baha’i School, I attended a talk by Arsalan Geula, the author of the book Iranian Baha’is from Jewish Background: A portriat of an emerging Baha’i Community. The talks were well attended, and the followup conversations proved very interesting, as many of the audience had stories of their own to share.

The talk was fascinating as it provides some deep original research into the actual stories behind the conversion of Jews to the Baha’i Faith during the 19th and early 20th centuries in Iran. Some of the most interesting documents were in Persian, but written in Hebrew letters.

Take a look at his new blog for more info, or click here to buy.