Posts Tagged: Iranian Jews
Iran Executes Jewish Man for Fatal Stabbing
JNS.org — Authorities in Iran on Monday executed a Jewish man, Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani, who had been sentenced to death for murder, Iranian media reported. "The...
‘The Butcher of Tehran’: Diaspora Iranian Jews Celebrate Death of Raisi, Iran’s Hardline President
Iranian Jews in the diaspora this week have been celebrating the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose long record of human rights abuses, Holocaust...
A New Blow to Iran’s Forgotten Jews
Isn’t there something incongruous about a human rights organization providing a platform to a journalist who has whitewashed human rights abuses? Next week, an online event...
State Department Marks 40th Anniversary of Judicial Murder of Prominent Iranian Jewish Businessman
The United States State Department on Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the judicial murder of a prominent Iranian Jewish businessman by the Islamic Republic. State...
Honoring the Jew Who Created Iran’s First English-Farsi Dictionary
JNS.org - As most Americans focused on Super Bowl Sunday last month, nearly 600 Iranian Jews gathered at the West Hollywood Temple Beth El to...
Iranian-Born Refugee Completes Israeli Border Police Commander’s Course
A 19-year-old Iranian-born woman who moved to Israel with her family at the age of seven has succeeded in becoming a combat soldier in the...
Iranian-Jewish Fashion Designers Talk About ‘Reality’ of Antisemitism During Acceptance of Leadership Award
The Iranian-Jewish brothers behind a global fashion company talked last Wednesday about antisemitism as they received a leadership award at the American Friends of the...
Purim Prank Lands 2 Iranian Jewish Teenagers in Jail
JNS.org - Two 17-year-old Iranian-Jewish teenagers were arrested in Tehran this week after they were caught spray painting the words “Death to Haman” on a building. "Based...
Report: Tehran Firefighters Rescue Jews From Rubble of Collapsed Makeshift Synagogue
The Tehran fire department said it rescued 16 Jews from the rubble of a makeshift synagogue that collapsed on Friday morning, Iranian regime-aligned news agency Tasnim reported on Friday. Firefighters Organization...
Mossad Confirms Three Iranian Jews Missing Since 1997 Were Killed Immigrating to Israel
Two decades of mystery shrouding the fate of three Iranian Jews who disappeared in 1997 have come to a close, after the Mossad confirmed that...
Iranian Jews Mourn Death of Chief Rabbi Hamadani
Jerusalem Post - The Jewish community of Iran is mourning the passing of its chief rabbi, Yosef Hamadani, who died on Saturday, according to...
Iran’s Khamenei Slams ‘Zionist Network’ as Iranian Jews Plead With Obama
JNS.org - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave his annual address to Muslims on Hajj pilgrimage in which he referred to Iran's "main...
Israel Pushing for UN Summit on Jewish Refugees
Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has been pushing for the UN to hold a summit in September on the issue of Jewish refugees...
Jewish-Iranian Leader, Holocaust Hero Dies in California
Ebrahim Yahid, a major advocate for Israel and a highly influential leader in the Jewish-Iranian community in Southern California, died last week at the age...
