The Tehran Jewish Committee, formally registered in 1934, is an umbrella group of Jewish organizations that work on behalf of the Persian Jews in Iran. Dr. Rahmatollah Raffi is the present chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee preceded by Dr. Ciamak Moresadegh who is currently the Jewish Representative to the Iranian Senate. Dr. Moresadegh was preceded by Mr.Haroun Yeshayaei. On January 26, 2007, Yashayaei's letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad concerning his Holocaust denial comments brought about worldwide media attention. The Dr. Sapir Hospital and Charity Center is funded through the Tehran Jewish Committee. It is a charity hospital catering to hundreds of patients in need regardless of their faith or religious affiliation.
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