My Escape From Iran
Rabbi Danny Yiftach was among hundreds of Persian Jewish children airlifted by Chabad to safety. Today he serves the Persian Jewish community in California and back in Iran.
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Rabbi Danny Yiftach, together with his wife, Sonya, are the Shluchim to Marina del Rey, CA. He also spent close to 30 years running various educational institutions in LA. He is one of the several thousand children the Rebbe rescued from Iran in Operation Exodus in 1979.
Chana Weisberg is host of the Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories podcast and curator of advanced learning experiences on Chabad.org. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion.
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