Iranian jews

The imagination that began it all: The Persian-Jewish poet bringing Genesis back to life - opinion

Does an identity gain strength by filtering out every external influence, or by encountering another culture without losing its own essence?

An illustration of the Bereshit-Nama.
Defense Minister Israel Katz at Jerusalem City Hall, December 15, 2025.

Katz threatens attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure in Rosh Hashanah message

The Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

Outrage after Jewish custodian of tomb of Esther, Mordechai in Iran faces antisemitic abuse

New immigrants from Great Neck New York's Persian Jewish community arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. August 11, 2026.

'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together


Iranian photojournalist documents Iranian Jews in Iran and Israel

"While still in Iran they struggled to move out of the country, once they came out of Iran they faced new obstacles and limitations."

Iranian Jews pray at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015..

Don’t pass over a Persian Passover

The Nowruz holiday takes place on the first day of spring (March 21) and is the most important festival in Iran.

Iranian Jews pray at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015..

How the Central Organization of Iranian Immigrants is helping community

“I regret to say that while many Iranian Jews did very well in Israel, we as a community gave up on our identity as Iranians."

Zion Hasid, head of the Central Organization of Iranian Immigrants in Israel, with a poster of the Tiferet Zion V’Sara synagogue he built in Jerusalem.

Israeli-Iranian singer unites different cultures

Michal Elia Kamal uses personal experiences and her Iranian background to create songs that connect with people from across the globe.

ISRAELI-IRANIAN SINGER Michal Elia Kamal: We are not just sharing traditional folk music; we are sharing a piece of our soul

Israeli-Iranian singer unites different cultures

Michal Elia Kamal uses personal experiences and her Iranian background to create songs that connect with people from across the globe.

ISRAELI-IRANIAN SINGER Michal Elia Kamal: We are not just sharing traditional folk music; we are sharing a piece of our soul

This Jewish grandmother was sentenced to death in Iran

Holland won’t grant her asylum.

A window is pictured with the Star of David in a new synagogue in Cottbus, Germany

Iranian Jews in a time of protest

“People are even angrier now than in 2009, and not just because of poverty and corruption. People want to be free and everyone is screaming now, loudly, at the same time.”

Unveiling ceremony for memorial to Iranian Jews killed in Iran-Iraq war‏.

Iranian-American Jews call for boycott of Persian singer over 'antisemitic' lyrics

The lyrics in question are from the song "Flock of Vultures" in which the singer compares Jews to the predatory bird.

Iranian singer Mohsen Yeganeh

Iran’s Jewish lawmaker: Netanyahu an ‘insane vampire’

On Saturday night, the start of the Purim holiday, Netanyahu visited an Israeli synagogue, where he told children celebrating Purim that Iran seeks to kill the Jews just as the Persians did.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Ziggy Marley and Israeli-Iranian wife cooking up 'Rastafarsi' traditions

Reggae star opens up about the fusion of Jamaican and Jewish customs in his family's kitchen.

Ziggy Marley and his wife Orly