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Elias Eshaghian (1934 to 2008) was born in the Jewish Ghetoo of Tehran Iran, on March 3rd, 1934 to family of Hayim Elezar a real estate transaction makers and managed to study in Iran's very complex education system as being a Jew and continued his higher education in Alliance Israelite institution in Paris and returning to Iran to start developing and promoting Jewish school for Jewish children in different cities of Tehran, Esfahan and Yazd responsible for paving the path of education for thousands of young Iranian Jews and building schools such as Aziz and Heshmat in Mahaleh right in the center of Jewish Ghetoo of Tehran. Beside being principle of the schools he also thought French literature in high school and soon in major Universities of Tehran and also served as interpreter for Unesco for United Nations as well as the major news paper in Iran called Journal De Tehran. Elias Eshaghian was married to his wife Parvin Kasher with 4 sons by the names of George, Gilber, Joubin and Roger Eshaghian. With the Iranian revolution and start of Islamic Republic he immigrated to United States in 1979 and started his first philanthropy by building the First Iranian Jewish Synagogue in San Fernando valley along with help of other philanthropist in early 1980s. Creation of such historic place called Eretz Cultural Center was the beginning of quickly other similar centers to appear in the entire Los Angeles area which brought together the new comer immigrants together and help keeping the Iranian culture in the US and to avoid assimilation of young Iranian Jews into inter marriages. Elias Eshaghian was also responsible for funding other major charity organizations such as Fariborz Fred Matloob of B'nai B'rit, in memory of Fariborz Fred Matloob, American Friends of Israel along with help of Mr. Benvenesti, American Iranian Jewish Federation one of most active Iranian Jewish organizations in Los Angeles California. Elias Eshaghian was among those responsible for uniting the new Jewish immigrants from Iran allowing them to create a circle of communication and keeping the traditional Iranian culture alive in Los Angeles. Elias Eshahgian wrote the book called Follower of Culture with the help of Professor Goel Cohan from London during his last years of his life which is now available in many major universities around United States. The book Follower of Culture, Memores of Elias Eshaghian sheds light to conditions of Iranian Jews from the early 1940s to the revolution of 1979 as well as the life of Iranian Jews immigrated to United States. Elias Eshaghian passed away August 8th 2008 leaving his wife Parvin Eshaghian and 4 children and grandchildren.