"Dekel also credits Abdoh with helping spark her interest in the larger story surrounding the Tehran children, including the Jewish community's ancient roots in Iran and the remarkable humanitarianism of a Muslim nation accepting Jewish refugees in the Nazi era, when so many countries were turning them away."

 

How Iran Gave Refuge to Nearly 1,000 Jewish Children During the Holocaust

https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/how-iran-gave-refuge-nearly-1000-jewish-children-during-holocaust