Jews in iran

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
A reported photo of the damage to the Rafi Niya Synagogue as the result of a strike in Tehran.
Members of the Iranian diaspora hold an Israeli flag during a protest in Puerta del Sol square in support of the Iranian people, following strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran, in Madrid, Spain, February 28, 2026.

The Ayatollah Regime’s greatest fear: An Israeli-Iranian partnership - opinion

Israel’s true path to long-term security may lie not in confrontation with Iran, but in standing with the Iranian people seeking freedom from the ayatollah regime.

|ByYIFA SEGAL
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the Iranian government held by supporters of the Iranian royal family in exile, who marched through central London past the Iranian embassy to the Israeli embassy, in London, Britain, March 8, 2026

America first means the Islamic Republic must fall - opinion

After 47 years of hostility toward the United States and the West, the Iranian regime’s ideological war can no longer be misunderstood or ignored.

|ByVAHID BEHESHTI
FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

When faith comes under fire: How Iran’s repression of religious minorities has increased

IRAN AFFAIRS: A new report by NUFDI titled “Faith Under Siege” has documented the religious oppression, providing many examples of the individuals who have been arrested.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Under pressure Iranian Jews memorialize Khomeini‘s death

Beni Sabti, an expert on Iran said that this is “another example in which Jews have to obey and be silent. And do the right actions like al Quds Day."

JUNE 1, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
An Iranian Jew prays at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015.

Iranian regime TV airs antisemitic tirade against IAEA head

Atomic agency chief Grossi elected due to ‘Zionist lobby,’ says Ofogh TV

MARCH 21, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2023.

Are there still Jews in Iran? Not many - opinion

The largest number of Jews in the Middle East, outside of Israel, live in Turkey.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByJACOB SIVAK
An Iranian Jew prays at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015.

Israeli-Iranian singer takes part in Berlin marking expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran

JANUARY 23, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Liraz Charhi in Germany

The top ten worst antisemitic incidents of 2022 - SWC

In a year filled with antisemitic rhetoric and attacks, the Shimon Wiesenthal Center ranked their ten most prominent antisemitic incidents of 2022.

DECEMBER 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Then US-president elect Donald Trump and musician Kanye West pose for media at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 13, 2016.

Israel's amb. to UN launches first exhibit showing Jewish expulsion from Iran, Arab countries

On display for a week at the UN's Manhattan headquarters, it coincides with the "Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from Arab Countries and Iran" – "the real Nakba of Arab Jew."

NOVEMBER 30, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan at the United Nations General Assembly.

Yom Kippur: The power of community & collective responsibility

Newly appointed chair of the Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors reflects on why Yom Kippur is an opportunity for gratitude.

OCTOBER 1, 2022ByNOA AMOUYAL
MARK WILF listens to first responders during a visit to the Ukraine/Poland border.

Iran Jews warned not to visit synagogues amid likely regime persecution

"There was never such a letter from the community, especially not before the Jewish holidays," said an Iran expert.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
An Iranian Jew prays at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015. Iranian Jews exercise their religious ceremonies every Thursday in different synagogues throughout the country

A photobook that shows Jewish life in Iran to be published

A former photographer for the Associated Press captured moments of Jewish life in Iran and then fled for his life.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022ByLAUREN HAKIMI/JTA
Iranian Jews pray at the Abrishami synagogue at Palestine street in Tehran December 24, 2015..

Dozens of diplomats attend Jewish Refugee Day event

An event on Wednesday was held at the Babylonian Jewish Heritage Center in Or-Yehuda marking Jewish Refugee Day from Arab countries and Iran.

DECEMBER 10, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll speaks at an event marking Jewish Refugee Day from Arab countries and Iran at the Babylonian Jewish Heritage Center in Or-Yehuda on December 8, 2021.