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Exodus of Iranian Jews refers to the emigration of Persian Jews from Iran in the 1950s and the later migration wave from the country during and after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, during which the community of 80,000 dropped to less than 20,000.
Jewish Population1948: 100,000 | 2023: 9,300. The Jewish community of Persia, modern-day Iran, is one of the oldest in the Diaspora, and its historical roots reach back to the 6th century B.C.E., the time of the First Temple. Their history in the pre-Islamic period is intertwined with that of the Jews of neighboring Babylon.
Jews began settling in Iran about 2,700 years ago. Throughout their history, the Iranian Jews have coped with significant challenges, especially during the Safavid era (1501-1736) and under the Qajar rulers (1796-1925). The years of the Pahlavi dynasty, however — especially the reign of Muhammad Reza Shah (1941-1979) — are often considered ...
Feb 19, 2015 · Iran's Jews: It's Our Home And We Plan To Stay : Parallels Iran's Jewish population has dropped dramatically since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. But nearly 9,000 Jews remain and many...
Persian Jews or Iranian Jews ( Persian: یهودیان ایرانی Yahudiyān-e Irāni; Hebrew: יהודים פרסים Yəhūdīm Parsīm) constitute one of the oldest communities of the Jewish diaspora. Dating back to the biblical era, they originate from the Jews who relocated to Iran during the time of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Join My Jewish Learning and Tehran-born guide Tabby Refael, for a guided tour of the long history of Jewish Iran. Dating back 2,700 years, we will explore the origins of one of the oldest minorities in Persian history, and gain an understanding of why the numbers dwindled so dramatically after the Iranian Revolution.
The Jewish community of Persia, modern-day Iran, is one of the oldest in the Diaspora, and its historical roots date back to the sixth century BC, the time of the First Temple. Its history in the pre-Islamic period is intertwined with that of the neighboring Babylonian Jews.
