D ariush Massachi — an unassuming Persian Jew — was born in Shiraz in 1926. At the time Shiraz had a strong Jewish community and Jews enjoyed economic and religious freedom.
In 1951 Dariush was introduced to Pari Zahabian his future wife.
Pari came from a family of goldsmiths. In fact her last name Zahabian meant goldsmith. And although she was only 15 her parents were interested in finding her a frum and stable husband — and Dariush fit the mold.
They married and over the next 20 years were blessed with eight children. Dariush worked hard as a goldsmith and with the help of Hashem was able to provide for his family.
