Iranian jews

Iran-born Ellie Cohanim joins US UN Mission as senior policy advisor, UN ambassador announces

Cohanim has been a longtime anti-regime advocate, and has also used her platforms to spread awareness about the global rise in antisemitism.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Newly appointed Senior Policy Advisor at the US Mission to the United Nations Ellie Cohanim with US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz.
Iranian Jews attend a mourning ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Yousef Abad Synagogue in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026.

Leader of Iran's Jewish community pledges allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei

Iran’s Jewish population, now only a fraction of its pre-1979 size, remains the largest in the Middle East outside Israel and, under the Islamic Republic, is often publicly critical of Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street after US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Trump must consider terms for Iranian people in potential deal, expert warns - interview

Roya Hakakian, who fled Iran as a teenager, warned that watching two major militaries fail to bring down the regime would have a devastating impact on the Iranian opposition.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A reported photo of the damage to the Rafi Niya Synagogue as the result of a strike in Tehran.

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.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Hard-line Iranian students threaten to destroy Jewish sites

A hard-line student group in Iran has threatened to destroy the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in the north of the country in revenge for the Trump administration’s peace plan.

FEBRUARY 25, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
The Shrine venerated as the tomb of Esther and Mordecai in Hamedan, Iran

Iran Jewish MP calls US assassination of Soleimani 'a criminal act'

'Members of the Jewish community, like the rest of the Iranian society, are present and will stand for the ideals of the revolution.'

JANUARY 9, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian Jews pray at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015..

'Our worst nightmare': Vandalism at Persian synagogue stuns congregation

The vandalism stunned congregants who said they never thought the antisemitic graffiti and intolerance they saw happening at other temples and schools would reach their doorstep.

DECEMBER 26, 2019BySARAH PARVINI, SONJA SHARP/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
Nessah Synagogue, Beverly Hills, was vandalized on December 14, 2019.

Israel ambassador calls on UN to recognize Jewish refugees

Ambassador Danny Danon introduced the resolution at a General Assembly discussion marking 72 years since the November 29 Partition Plan.

DECEMBER 5, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
THE MOSSAD saved Jews in foreign lands from North Africa to Iraq to Syria to Ethiopia

Nikki Haley: If Israel is strong, the U.S. is strong

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley was the guest of honor at the Iranian American Jewish Federation of New York (IAJF)'s annual gala.

NOVEMBER 24, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley and Consulate General of Israel in New York, Dani Dayan chat at the IAJF 2019 gala

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."

JULY 10, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
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.

APRIL 3, 2019ByJACQUELINE SAPER
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."

NOVEMBER 15, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN
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.

NOVEMBER 12, 2018BySARAH MOOSAZADEH
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.

NOVEMBER 12, 2018BySARAH MOOSAZADEH
ISRAELI-IRANIAN SINGER Michal Elia Kamal: We are not just sharing traditional folk music; we are sharing a piece of our soul