Iranian jews

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.

APRIL 30, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

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.

APRIL 22, 2026|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.

APRIL 7, 2026|ByALEX WINSTON

Festival goers dance at the Nowruz spring equinox festival at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

Persian Jews mark Nowruz in New York City as war with Iran casts a shadow

The holiday is celebrated by Iranians of all religious backgrounds, with Iranians in the diaspora hoping for a change for the better in their homeland this year.

MARCH 31, 2026|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

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