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Persian Jews

Iran demonstrators kiss
Posted inNews

‘The villain is gone’: Local Iranian Jews react to war and killing of Khamenei

Gabe StutmanJew,  Jewish,  J. The Jewish News of Northern California
Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Gabe Stutman and Emma Goss March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

For Bay Area Jews who fled Iran around the time of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the decapitation of what they described as a murderous and destabilizing regime presents new hope […]

David Halimi
Posted inNorthern California

How a Persian Jewish immigrant became a rodeo king in Chico

Benyamin Cohen by Benyamin Cohen January 23, 2026January 25, 2026
Danielle Dardashti (left) and Galeet Dardashti. (Photo/Hey Alma-Courtesy of Danielle Dardashti)
Posted inPodcasts

In new podcast, Persian Jewish sisters uncover their grandfather’s mysterious escape from Iran

by Evelyn Frick February 28, 2024February 28, 2024
Two young men walk in a Jewish neighborhood in Shiraz. On the wall behind them, a derogatory term for Jews is written in graffiti. (Photo/Hassan Sarbakhsian via JTA)
Posted inBay Area

Upcoming USF event: Why ‘we have to pay attention’ to Jews of Iran

by Ryan Torok February 15, 2023February 16, 2023
Zulubia: Persian Fritters in Sugar Syrup (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Oil vey: More fried treats to try this Hanukkah

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer November 29, 2021
Jose Medina presenting AB331 to the California Assembly Education Committee in March 2019. The bill would make ethnic studies a high school requirement. (Photo/Twitter-Jose Medina)
Posted inOpinion

Iranian Jewish scholar: Ethnic studies lesson on Middle Eastern Jewish Americans goes far enough

Saba Soomekh by Saba Soomekh March 17, 2021March 17, 2021
Niv Sultan as Tamir Rabinyan in "Tehran." (Photo/Apple TV+)
Posted inTV & Film

‘Tehran’ is a groundbreaking Israeli spy show about immigrant identity

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman and JTA October 7, 2020
Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills. (Wikimedia/Glenn Francis CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inNews

Suspect in Beverly Hills synagogue vandalism pleads not guilty to charges including hate crime

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA December 24, 2019
A damaged Torah scroll at Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills. (Twitter-@samyerbi)
Posted inFirst Person

The Torah at my childhood synagogue was desecrated. But we’re still standing.

Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh by Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh December 18, 2019December 18, 2019
Curry hummus by Elliot Sharifi’s Obour Foods. (Courtesy Elliot Sharifi)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

S.F. Persian Jew building a hummus empire, one chickpea at a time

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 14, 2019November 14, 2019

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