An edition of the 18th-century Judeo-Persian chronicle "The Book of Events in Kashan Concerning the Jews, " giving the text in Judeo-Persian (Hebrew letters), Persian, and English translation. The book describes Jewish suffering in Iran, particularly in the town of Kashan, during the Afghan invasions (1722-30) and the circumstances leading to the conversion of the impoverished Jewish community of Kashan, for economic reasons (in the hope of a reprieve from taxation), to Shi'ite Islam in 1729-30. The community regained its religious freedom from the conquering Iranian ruler after a 7-month period of living as Crypto-Jews.