My Grandpa Aghajan.

JEWISH JOURNAL

BY DR AFSHINE EMRANI

Habibollah. A beloved of God. Beloved by Allah. That was my grandfather’s name. Each time I hear of trouble in Israel, I reach out for his memory as a sinking man to a buoy.

Habib- the beloved, as his friends referred to him- and Aghajan to me- an endearing name given to Persian grandpas meaning “lovely sir”- was a statues man with piercing blue eyes and a strong hand that gloved my little digits when crossing the cold and busy streets of Tehran.

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