National Library Week 2012
Author Event with Fariborz Mokhtari | April 19th, 6:00pm
Join us on Thursday, April 19th at 6:00pm in the Library Cafe as we welcome
Fariborz Mokhtari, author of "In the Lion's Shadow: The Iranian Schindler
and his Homeland in the Second World War".
After the Nazi invasion of France in 1940 a junior Iranian diplomat, the aristocratic Abdol-Hossein Sardari, accidentally found himself in charge of Iran’s legation in Paris. Sadari began cultivating relationships with German and Vichy officials in order to protect the Iranian Jewish community throughout France. Sardari refused to abandon the Iranian Jews in France despite having no salary when recalled by his government. Dr Mokhtari argues that contrary to constant accusations Iran did not favor the Nazis, employing previously unpublished archival documents to support his thesis. This book includes the Nazi official correspondence seeking ‘expert opinion’ on the positions of Sadari.
Refreshments will be served at 5:30pm and a book signing will follow the presentation. Book copies will be available for purchase. Be sure to mark your calendar for this special event!
Dr. Fariborz Mokhtari, a former Wilmington College adjunct instructor, was born
in Iran. A professor at National Defense University since 2002 and the former
director of the Military Graduate Program at Norwich University, Dr. Mokhtari has
written numerous articles and policy documents, including ‘Dealing with
Al-Qaeda’, American Foreign Policy Interests, March-April 2010, and Peacemaking,
Peacekeeping and Coalition Warfare,(NDU Press). He lives in Washington DC.
This event is presented by the Government and Public Policy program,
College of Arts and Sciences and the Wilmington University Library.
Wilmington University Library
Library Cafe, 1st Floor
Peoples Library Building
New Castle Main Campus
Call for more information: 1-800-451-5724