They began their Exodus with their flocks, herds and unleavened bread dough, as well as the jewels and garments of the Egyptians. When Soraya Masjedi Nazarian left Iran in 1979, she left behind almost all of her possessions. And that is everything.
Family is everything.
The Nazarians were one of thousands of families compelled to start their lives from scratch outside of Iran following the 1978-79 Islamic revolution that overthrew the Shah. N.Y. As a fifth-grader in 1989, he came to visit relatives and never returned. Both communities, he said, had to uproot themselves quickly. But he sees at least one significant difference. When you hear stories of migrations, you look at these people who are taking everything with them.