Iranian jews

Tehran synagogue damaged by missile strike according to Iranian media reports

Footage and reports circulated by Iranian outlets and social media accounts identified the site as the Rafi Niya Synagogue, located near Palestine Square in central Tehran.

A reported photo of the damage to the  Rafi Niya Synagogue as the result of a strike in Tehran.
Festival goers dance at the Nowruz spring equinox festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

Persian Jews mark Nowruz in New York City as war with Iran casts a shadow

Cyber Is Not a Luxury.

Iranian emigre entrepreneur wages war on hackers

Iran, 1987: Anat Mastor (center) poses with Jewish friends in 1987 at the tomb of Hafez in Shiraz, Iran.

Meet the Jewish girl who escaped Iran and saved thousands of lives from Israel - interview


Trump's refugee ban is keeping out 700 persecuted Iranian Jews

“We knew this was coming, so we tried very hard to promote exceptions, particularly for Iranian religious minorities,” Mark Hetfield, the president of HIAS, said in an interview.

 An Iranian cleric walks past a Jewish symbol of a menorah, shaped to spell the Hebrew words "shalom olam," meaning "world peace," during a ceremony commemorating the Jewish soldiers who died in the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88) at a Jewish cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 6, 2025.

The Persian winter solstice tradition of Yalda pairs perfectly with Hanukkah

Erev Yalda: Merging Hanukkah and Persian solstice traditions for a festive celebration of light and community.

 Tannaz Sassooni shows off an Erev Yalda spread in Los Angeles in December 2023. Rachel Sumekh, her collaborator, stands at the back wearing red.

Iran’s Jewish question is ancient suspicion and the “dual loyalty” - opinion

 Dr. Haim Ben. Yaakov

Young Jewish-Iranian man executed by Islamic Republic

Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani was executed after allegedly killing an attacker who ambushed him with a knife.

Illustrative image of the executed Iranian-Jewish man, Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani.

Jewish leader in Iran condemns Israel's 'aggression,' praises Iranian leadership

Dr. Younes Hamami, a leader of the Jewish community in Iran, wrote “We support all the armed forces working hard to defend the rights of the Iranian nation."

 People stand next to a banner with a picture of Hassan Nasrallah, in a street in Tehran, Iran September 29, 2024

Iran’s chief rabbi observes Tisha B’Av in Tehran - watch

Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, Iran's chief rabbi, observed Tisha B’Av by reciting Eicha in Tehran, highlighting Jewish tradition amidst complex Iran-Israel relations.

 Iran Chief Rabbi Yehuda Gerami at an anti-Israeli Jewish gathering in Tehran, November 8, 2023.

My Word: When children are massacred in Israel - opinion

The sun will continue to rise in the east and set in the west, but with terror-sponsor Iran on the verge of a nuclear breakout, there is still a shadow hanging over the Middle East and the world.

 FAMILY AND friends attend the funeral on July 28 of Druze children killed at a Majdal Shams soccer field by a missile fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah.

Iranian Jews forced to denounce Israel amid regime pressure over Haniyeh assassination - exclusive

Iranian Jews, under regime pressure, condemn Israel for assassinating Hamas leader Haniyeh, revealing deep fears and coercion within the community.

 Iranian Jews gather at a synagogue, used as a polling station, during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February 26, 2016.

US condemns 'deplorable' coercion of Iran’s Jewish voters in recent election

“Iran’s Jews are hostages who could be attacked and arrested at any moment and under any pretext," reminded Haroonian, "Just as the regime does to others whom it wants to intimidate into submission.”

 Electoral staff count ballots at a polling station after voting ended in Iran's run-off presidential election between Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, in Tehran, Iran July 6, 2024.

Jewish community to meet with Iranian presidential candidates to replace Raisi

The Jewish association is set to host the six presidential candidates at the Yusef Abad Synagogue in the Iranian capital city. 

 Iranian Jews gather at a synagogue, used as a polling station, during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February 26, 2016.