Letter published in The Suburban

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The other side

Stephan Hachemi’s choice of his mother’s photos to be displayed at the Côte St. Luc Library — Zahra Kazemi’s photos — didn’t show how Iran stripped its Jewish citizens of their nationality, then persecuted, imprisoned and executed them. Many were hanged publicly in front of cheering crowds, accused of being Zionists. Zionism in Iran is considered as sedition and is punishable by life imprisonment or death.

Perhaps Zahra Kazemi even has photos of the 1995 trial of 13 Jewish men accused of being Zionists and imprisoned. Some are still in prison, accused of sedition.

Or maybe she photographed scenes showing how Jews are treated as second class citizens. Iranian Jews pay higher taxes, and cannot visit or have any contact with Israel. If they do they are jailed, tortured and killed.

How dare Stephan Hachemi take the Côte St. Luc Library to the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal when it is he who has violated the truth with his malicious and dishonest editing of his late mother’s work?

Celine Leduc
via e-mail
2005-06-15 21:17:33
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