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Interior view of Ester Mordechai Shrine – Hamedan
The golden cup discovered in Hegmataneh Hamedan
The performance of Molière by the students of Alliance School in Hamedan 1304 (1925 AD)
The Jews of Hamedan 1300 AD (1921) taken from Asghar Mohammadzadeh’s archive
Jewish merchants of Hamedan 1300 AD (1920 AD) taken from Mohammadzad archive
Jewish lady of Hamedan 1300 AD (1920 AD) taken from Mohammadzadeh archive
Members of the khan Synagogue in the 1300s Dibre Torah meeting
Jewish couple of Hamadan 1310s
Scout group of Hamadan Alliance School in the 1340s
Graduates of Hamadan Alliance School together with teachers of 1330 solar school
Paternal family of Parvin Motamed in 1310 Hamedan
Jewish women’s community of Hamedan in the meeting of Dibre Torah in the 1300s
The central square (Pahlavi) of Hamadan in the middle of the 1320s
Ester Mordechai Alley, the beginning of Abbas Abad Street – taken from the archive of the Hamedan Museum in 1330 AD (1951 AD)
A row of vendors next to Jews neighborhood in Hamadan
Row of Komaj (a type of pastry) sales, at the end of Row of Qebleh, Dr. Nasser Khodadad Hamedan’s office, 1350s
The former school of Alliance in the 1390s
Graduates of Etehad School (Alliance) Hamadan 1301 (Oral History Center of Iran)
Graduates of Etehad School (Alliance) Hamadan 1301 (Oral History Center of Iran)
A view of Ester and Mordechai’s shrine after the renovation in 1345
A view of the tombs of “Esther and Mordechai” in 1345 solar year (1966 AD) taken from the archive of engineer Yassi Gebay
A view of the tombs of “Ester and Mordecai”, in 2012 AD
The family of Haji Mollah Yehuda, one of the religious leaders of Hamadan – 1875, taken from the archive (Oral History Center of Iran)
Students of Alliance Hamedan school (kindergarten) in 1929 AD
Students and teachers together with the principal of Alliance school Mrs. and Mr. Maleki Hamedan in 1948 AD (Archive Alliance Universal)
The canteen of the students of Alliance Hamedan School in 1948
“Esther and Mordechai” shrine in Hamedan, 1343 AD
A view of Hekhal (Torah place) of Hamedan Great Synagogue
The old entrance door of Hamedan Great Synagogue in 2016
The image of one of the windows of Hamedan Great Synagogue
Hamadan Jewish bathhouse and mikveh in 2016
Remains of an old tombstone in the Jewish cemetery of Hamedan
Hakim Yaqub Hamadan 1280 solar year (Archive of Esther’s children book)
The Nikbakhet family at the unveiling ceremony of the hejab – Hamadan 1315 (1936 AD)
Standing from the right: Ishaq Nikbakhet, Mahmoud Rabbani and Musa Nikbakhet
Seated from the right: Mahin Nikbakhet, Toran Nikbakhet (Refa’i) and Taavos Nikbakhet (Rabbani).
Young girl: Badri Nikbakhet
The bride and groom, Mrs. and Mr. Yaqoubzadeh (Lalezari), Hamadan 1305, taken from the archives of the Harvard Library of America
Jews neighborhood, Hamadan, Shariati St., Spron Kobha Alley
Jews neighborhood, Hamadan, behind Mirza Lotfolah mosque, Etehad school alley
The entrance to the “Esther and Mordechai” Shrine
The synagogue inside the “Ester and Mordechai” shrine in Hamadan, 2016 AD
A symbol of the Ten Commandments using plaster of paris in the shrine of “Esther and Mordecai”
The inscription on the stone indicates the genealogy of “Mordecai the Jew” from the tribe of Benjamin
The family of Hakim Nasir Farahmand, Hamedan, 1924 AD
Jewish traders and merchants from Hamadan during the constitutional era (late Qajar era)
The Jewish community of Hamedan in a gathering in the days of Omer – Hamedan 1280 solar (1901) taken from the archives of the Taleh family.
Members of Hamedan Jews Ladies’ Association in the 1320’s solar family archives
A number of Jewish doctors in Hamedan in the 1300s (1920) Talleh family archive
jews students of English classroom with English teacher – Hamedan 1300 solar
The celebration of the beginning of the academic year of Etehad School (Alliance) with the presence of army chiefs, state officials and clerics in Hamadan 1297 (Taleh family archive)
The cultural movement of the jews youth of Hamedan in the 1320s (Taleh family archive)
Students of Alliance School Hamedan with parents and teachers – Hamedan 1303 solar (1924)
The Jews of Hamadan in the 1300s (1900)
The Jews of Hamedan in the 1300s (1900) on the upper right of Mir Kolahdoz – Ishaq Anjoman
Family gathering at a wedding ceremony – Hamedan 1292 solar (Taleh family archive)
The gathering of the cultural and religious movement of Hamedan Jews in the 1310s (Tale family archive)
Haj Soleiman Taleh when visiting Beit Hamiqdash – Palestine 1302
The view of the entrance of Esther and Mordechai’s shrine in the 1280s (1901 AD) taken from the archives of the Taleh family.
A group of Jewish intellectuals, from the right side, sitting Soleiman Kohnsedeq, Rabbi Farahani and Abdollah Taleh Hamdani – 1323
A picture of the son-in-law (Soleiman) of Hamadan in 1285, the father of Abdollah Taleh Hamdani
A picture of the bride (Soltan Khanum) of Hamadan 1285, the mother of Abdollah Taleh Hamdani
Installation of candlesticks for the foundation of Esther and Mordechai tombs – Hamedan 1342
Habib Markazi is in charge of the pharmacy (Dovakhaneh Chi) in Hamedan, 1300
A postcard sent from Europe by a Hamdani tourist – 1920 AD
Members of Kalimi Women’s Organization of Hamedan in the 1330s (Tale family archive)
Graduates of Hamedan Alliance School with teachers in 1303
The meeting of cultural and religious movement of Hamadan Jews in 1305 AD (Taleh family archive)
Graduates of Hamedan Alliance School with teachers in the 1310s
The meeting of the members of Hamedan Kalimiyan Association from the Sepenta family of Hamedan Zoroastrians in the 1310s (Tale family archive)
Taleh Hamadani in family gathering – Hamedan 1321 solar
The Shrine of Esther and Mordechai Hamedan 1903 – 1282 AD, three years more than the signing of the constitutional decree during the era of Mozaffare-Din Shah Qajar
Interior view of Esther and Mordechai Synagogue – Hamedan, 2016 AD
Fifteen-year-old Tuba Sumekh, a member of Hadassah Hamedan Women’s Organization, in 1301, he tactfully convinced “Hebrai Hamedan” to spend three hundred tomans of the women’s group’s savings on the wall painting of Esther and Mordechai’s tomb. Taken from the book Iranian Jews in Contemporary History
Students of Alliance School, Hamedan, in traditional clothes of Eid Purim with the photo of Crown Prince Muhammad Reza Pahlavi – Hamedan, 1938 – 1317 AD
Ganjnameh stone inscriptions are writings from the era of Dariush and Xerxes, which were carved on one of the rocks of Elvand mountain. The inscriptions are written in 3 columns of 20 lines each in ancient Persian, Babylonian and Elamite languages.
Image (lithograph) of the tomb of Ester and Mordecai by Flandin from the 19th century, taken from the book Children of Esther
The tomb of Hazrat Yoshua bin Noah (one of the prophets of Bani Israel) was built in Malayer area, on the slopes of the gardens of Siah Kemer village. This tower is known as the tomb of Baba Hossein
The stone lion statue is a symbol of Hamedan ancient works (probably belongs to the Mades period). In 319 AH, Mardavij Deylami wanted to transfer one of them to Ray, but when he did not succeed, he broke the paws of one of the lions and completely destroyed the other one. Engineer Seyhun, the designer and architect of Bu Ali tomb, installed it in the current location
Remains of a grave belonging to the Jews of Hamedan – 2011 AD
A piece of stone that looks like a chair is called the place of khashayarshah and it was built in the outer area of the “Ester and Mordechai” shrine in the renovation that was carried out in 1345 by engineer Yassi Gebay.
A view of Hamedan Great Synagogue in 2016
A view of the side wall of Hamadan Great Synagogue in 2016
Hamadan Alliance School – 1321 S / 1942 AD
Hamadan Alliance School – 1321 / 1942 AD
Image (postcard) of Esther and Mordecai Shrine – 1910 AD
Photo of Musa Rasakh’s family, Hamedan – 1308 / 1929 AD
The old picture of the shrine of Esther and Mordecai, which was painted in Sir John Malcolm’s travelogue. This picture was painted by Charles Heaeh, who was with Sir John Malcolm, when he was on a mission in Iran in the early 19th century. In 1815, this travelogue was published in London in the form of a book called the history of Persia..
Exterior view of Ester Mordekhai Hospital – Hamedan