About the author:
Rabbi Shlomo Chai Niyazov, descendant of a long line of Bukharian leaders, is rabbi of Congregation L’Maan Achai Bukharim, in Brooklyn, New York. Born in the Soviet Union, he was active during the 1970’s in underground outreach, providing religious education and service to thousands of Bukahrian Jews. He now lives in Borough Park, Brooklyn with his wife.