‘Jews in Iran freely perform rituals as first-class citizens’
Iran Front Page – Homayoun Sameyah, the head of Tehran’s Jewish community, says Jews in Iran enjoy complete freedom and great facilities,…
Tag Archives: Iran’s Jews
US Daily: Iranian Jews live in peace
IRNA – USA Today newspaper wrote in a report that members of the Jewish community in Iran live peacefully and feel safe…
Jews feel safer in Iran than in US, EU
IRNA/RT – Iran boasts the largest Jewish community in the Middle East outside Israel with a population of more than 8,700. Despite…
Photos: Iranian Jews practice Shacharit at Tehran’s YusefAbad Synagogue
ISCA News| Mostafa Qotbi: Iranian Jews practice Shacharit at YusefAbad Synagogue, downtown Tehran.
Iran’s Jews: It’s our home and we plan to stay
Iran is a country where people at rallies routinely chant “Death to Israel.” It’s also home to the largest Jewish population in…
Iranian Jews pray by Tomb of Daniel in Shush
Dezful, Khuzestan province, Feb 20, IRNA – A group of Iranian Jews congredated on Thurasdy evening to pray beside the Tomb of…
Rouhani accommodates Iran’s Jewish students
Thanks to the government of President Hassan Rouhani, as of Feb. 4, Jewish students officially no longer have to attend school on…
How Iran kept its Jews
Early in his reign, the ayatollah received a secret visit from six Jews—a visit that may have saved thousands It was with…
Iran honors its fallen Jewish soldiers
Iran is well-known for its stinging anti-Israeli rhetoric and refusal to recognize what it calls the “Zionist regime.”So, it might have come…
MP hails strong bonds between Iranian jews, government
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian parliament’s vice-speaker highlighted the good rapport between the country’s Jewish community and the government, saying the community…
Jews from across Iran gather in Yazd for rituals
Thousands of Jewish families from all over Iran have convened in the central Iranian city of Yazd to perform a special pilgrimage,…
Once maligned, Iran’s Jews find greater acceptance
YAZD, Iran (AP) — More than a thousand people trekked across Iran this past week to visit a shrine in this ancient…
Iran former chief rabbi Yousef Hamadani Cohen dies
Yousef Hamadani Cohen, Iran’s former chief rabbi and one of the cornerstones of its tiny Jewish community, has died. He was 98.…
Photos: Iranian Jews gather in front of UN office in support of Iran’s Nuclear activities
Representative of the Jewish minority at the Parliament Siamak Marreh Sedq announced that Iranian Jews from across the country gathered in front of…
Jews to gather in front of UN office in support of Iran’s Nuclear activities
TEHRAN (FNA)- Representative of the Jewish minority at the Parliament Siamak Marreh Sedq announced that Iranian Jews from across the country will gather…
Iranian Jews urge Obama to mend fences with Iran
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Jewish community has urged US President Barack Obama to seize an “unrepeatable” opportunity to mend fences with Iran now…
Iran Jews mark Sukkot with hopes pinned on Rouhani
The Sukkot holiday has come at a time of raised hopes for the small Jewish community in Iran of a new approach…
Iranian Jewish MP waits for US visa to go to New York
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Representative of the Jewish minority at the Iranian Parliament Siamak Morreh Sedq confirmed that he plans to accompany President Hassan…
Iran’s President Rouhani tweets Jewish blessing – or did he?
A Twitter account that claims to represent newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday wished the Jewish people a happy new year.…
Iran minorities 1: diverse religions
Iran may be the world’s only modern theocracy, but the Islamic Republic’s constitution actually mandates a political role for three religious minorities.…