The Execution of Habib Elghanian
The shooting of a prominent Jewish businessman in post-revolution Iran on 9 May 1979
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
May 8, 20148m 53s
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Show Notes
On 9 May 1979 a prominent businessman was executed in Iran. He was just one of hundreds of Iranians killed on the orders of revolutionary courts which targeted people with links to the former Shah. But the death of Habib Elghanian in particular sent fear through the country's Jewish community. His cousin Fereshteh Victory remembers.
(Photo: Habib Elghanian)