Amnon Netzer
Researcher of Persian Jewry
Amnon Netzer was an Iranian-born Israeli historian, researcher, professor and journalist. Netzer was a leading authority on Iranian history and culture as well as Persian and Judeo-Persian languages. Netzer founded Israel Broadcasting Authority's Persian Service in 1958 and was a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem until his death in 2008.
Full biography can be viewed at Amnon Netzer Center For Iranian Jewish History And Heritage's website.
1934- 2008