How losing homes in the Los Angeles wildfires re-traumatized Jews who escaped Iran
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: 42 years ago, Mahnaz, Firouz, and their then-small children had escaped the fanatic violence and persecution of Iran in the middle of the night.
AT LEAST 29 people were killed, more than 200,000 people were forced to evacuate, and over 16,000 structures were destroyed or damaged. The economic toll from the fires is estimated at over $250 billion. Here, an aerial view of homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire is seen in March.(photo credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)ByTABBY REFAEL
