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Zebulon Simantov

Zebulon Simantov touches the grave of his family members in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2009. (Photo/JTA-Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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Afghanistan’s last Jew has left the country

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 9, 2021

Zebulon Simantov, the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan, has finally left the country for fear of persecution by the Taliban, an Israeli television channel reported. Simantov, the 62-year-old former keeper […]

Afghan refugees' luggage sits at the Torrejon de Ardoz air base in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 24, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Jesus Hellin-Europa Press via Getty Images)
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After Afghanistan’s last Jew refused to leave, his would-be Jewish rescuers helped dozens of other Afghans escape instead

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 27, 2021August 27, 2021
Zebulon Simantov reads a prayer book before celebrating Rosh Hashanah in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Paula Bronstein-Getty Images)
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What we know about Zebulon Simantov, Afghanistan’s last Jew — he still won’t leave the country (or divorce his wife)

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA August 19, 2021

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