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?

|ByDR. BENYAMIN YAKOVIAN
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

Katz also wished Iranian Jews a happy new year, telling them that they were part of "a glorious Jewish history," and saying they would "always be in our hearts."

|ByTZVI JASPER
The Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

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

An Uzbek national was filmed making antisemitic remarks to Nejad Rassad, the Jewish custodian of the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan, Iran.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
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

“We’re running on fumes, but exhilarated,” Jordan, one of the new olim (immigrants) and a father of six girls, told The Jerusalem Post at the airport.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian chief rabbi dies

Yosef Hamadani served as chief rabbi of the Iranian community since 1994.

MARCH 30, 2014BySAM SOKOL
Iran chief rabbi Yosef Hamadani.