IJWO's Festival of Lights - Annual Hannukah Gala Luncheon -
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Reception 11:30 AM
Honoring the Two Well Recognized Discussants: Mr. Menashe Amir
Expert of Middle Eastern Affairs: Mr. George Haroonian
A Founding Member and President of "No to Anti-Semitism" and More
IJWO's 2023 International Women's Month Gala -Sunday March 5th, 2023 11:00 AM
With Honorable Mayor Lili Bosse, Homa Mahmoudi. Ph.D., Shideh Sedgh Bina, B.S.E., Shirin Aynehchi Raban, M.V.A. and Live Entertainment.
IJWO PAYS A TRIBUTE TO OUR BRAVE SISTERS IN IRAN in celebrating Festival of Lights - Tuesday December 6th, 2022
Keynote Speasker: Dr. Sharon Soraya Nazarian and honoring Natasha Rastegar Hekmati
Celebrate Decades of Medical Services of Share Zedek Medical Center & Bikur Cholim Hospital - Sunday June 26, 2022
Represented by Mr. Akivah Holtzer
Hosted by: Dr. & Mrs. Isaac and Shahin Eshaghpour
At their beautiful residence Supported by: Iranian Jewish Women's Organization.
"I KEPT WALKING" Book Signing - Wednesday - April 20th, 2022
Memoir of Minou Soumekh Michlin, DSW, at a Community Passover Gathering, Moderated by Farshad Rafii, PhD
Memoire of Parvaneh Doostan Sarraf - Sunday January 23, 2022
Guest Speakers: Rabbi David Shofet, Professor Jamshid Maddahi, M.D, Professor Nahid Pirnazar, Ph.D.
Book Signing of Ketab Anusi, Sunday November 21, 2021
Guest Speakers: Rabbi David Shofet, Professor Ahmad Karimi Hakkak, Dr. Shirzad Abrams, Dr. Ardeshir Babaknia
The Festival of Lights - Sunday, December 15, 2019,
Honoring Mahindokht Khorsandi (A Matriarch and a Pioneer Educated Woman)
Gity Meraj Barkhordar (An Artist, Philanthropist and Advocate for Human Rights) Minoo Zahabian Koutal (A Researcher of Family Genealogy and an Artist Focusing on Peace)
with "Maliheh Kashfi Award, 2019" Musical entertainment by DJ Layla
Celebration of the 71st Independence of Israel - Wednesday May 29, 2019,
Supporting Shaare Zedek/Bikur Cholim Medical Center Supported by Iranian Jewish Women's Organization Distinguished Guest Speakers Professor Jonathan Halevy, Director General Of Shaare Zedek Medical Center/Bikur Cholim Hospital & Mr. Akiva Holzer Chief Representative of the hospitals Cocktails & Dessert.
Celebration FESTIVAL of LIGHTS - Sunday, December 10, 2017,
In Honor of Saba Soomekh, Ph.D. LA Assistant Director of AJC For Global Jewish Advocacy, Author and Lecturer,
Special musical entertainment by Arash. Comedy presentation by our internationally known artist. Fariborz David Davoodian,
Mistress of ceremony from Radio 670 a.m. Mrs. Zohreh Lalehzary. at WALDORF ASTORIA HOTEL.
International Women's Month - Thursday, March 30, 2017,
Proudly honors Soraya Sarah Nazarian Artist, Prolific Sculptor, & Philanthropist Pari Abasalti Mirhashem Journalist, Ex-Member of Parliament, Editor-in-Cheif of Rah-e- Zendegi Magazine Recipients of the Shamsi Hekmat Achievement Award, 2017 At a Gala Luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Annual Hanukkah Luncheon Reception & Bazaar - Sunday, December 11, 2016,
Bazaar: 10:30 AM, Lunch: 12:30 PM
Honoring: Mrs. Akhtar Moussa Nahai & Mrs. Parvin Hakim Benaresh
Four Seasons Hotel 300 S. Doheney Drive Los Angeles
Musical entertainment by Arash, Comedy presentation by Fariborz Davoodian, Mistress of ceremony Ms. Zohreh Lalehzary
Annual Hanukkah Celebration - Sunday December 6, 2015, Honoring Our very own Fariborz David Diaan, A Shining Star in the Persian Community. Presenters, Homa Sarshar, Rudi Bakhtiar and Maz Jobrani
Farnoush Ram spoke about this event on her Voice of Israel Radio broadcast. The broadcast is 90 minutes long, you can listen from minuet 73 when Menashe Amir asked Farnoush about her visit to LA.
Annual Hanukkah Celebration - Sunday December 14, 2014, Bazar and Lunch Reception Honoring Ms. Lisa Daftari, Mr. Bijan Khalili, and in Appreciation of Mrs. Mehry Tahery
Introduction & Book Signing: Women in the Shahnameh, edited by Nahid Pirnazar Oberman, Ph.D. - Sunday, April 28, 2013
Book Review by Ms. Homa Partovi, Jaleh Pirnazar, Ph.D. and Mr. Mansour Choupani
For Israel's 65th Anniversary of Independence and In Support of Shaare Zedek Medical Center & Bikur Cholim Hospital in Jerusalem - Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Annual Hanukkah Candle Lighting Ceremony - Sunday December 2, 2012
Bazaar and Lunch Reception Honoring Mrs. Aliza Taftian Halavy and the Late Mr. Sion Cyrus Halavy
Event Picture is at the Buttom of this Page in the Slide show
Maliheh Kashfi Award in Celebration of Mother's Day - Thursday May 10, 2012
Bazaar, Lottery and Lunch Reception Honoring Mrs. Giti Yaghoobian Saadat and Mrs. Ashraf Shirazian Rastegar
Hillel at UCLA's Annual Gala - Thursday June 2, 2011, 6:00 p.m
Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel 10500 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
Cocktails & Passport Tour (6:00 - 7:00 pm), Torah Text Study with Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller (6:30 pm) and Dinner (7:00 pm)
Honoring Mensch-ion Sam Rosenwald and Outstanding Student Awardee Raquel Saxe
Shamsi Hekmat Women of the Year Achievement Award - Sunday May 16, 2010 at 11:30 a.m
honoring Azadeh Farin, MD., Mojgan Rahbar, Galeet Dardashti, Ph.D.
Honoring Simin Rouhani Taghdiri - Sunday May 18, 2008 at 6 pm at Beverly Hills Hotel
Dinner, Shahrzad Ardalan as the MC, and entertainment by Alan G Band
Shamsi Hekmat Women of the Year Achievement Award - Sunday March 9, 2008 at 5:30 p.m
honoring Farideh Sabi Golbahar,
Michelle (Mojgan) Melamed,
Kathy (Katayoon) Melamed, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh
