Amnon Netzer

Amnon Netzer
Born	April 9, 1934 Rasht, Iran
Occupation	Writer, Historian

Amnon Netzer (Persian: امنون نتصر‎‎; November 1934 – February 15, 2008) was an Iranian-Jewish historian, researcher, professor and journalist.^[1][2] He dedicated much of his life to uncovering, analyzing, and recording the literature, culture, and 2,700-year history of Iran's Jewry.

He founded Israel Broadcasting Authority's Persian Service in 1958 and was a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem until his death in 2008.^[3]

References and footnotes

1. Dr. Amnon Netzer, World-Renowned Iranian Jewish Scholar, Dies at 73, The Jewish Journal
2. Prof.Amnon Netzer would be buried in Israel, (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel - in Persian)
3. AMNON NETZER, PROFESSOR OF PERSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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1. An Annotated Bibliography of the Writings of Amnon Netzer, Institute of Asian and African Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (first draft, 2004)