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Iranian Jews caught between frustration and hope as US debates intervention

JL;DR SUMMARY As an uprising unfolds in Iran, Iranian American Jews grapple with anticipation and anxiety. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DiasporaMiddle EastIranDonald TrumpHuman RightsAmerican Foreign PolicyIranian ProtestsJews In IranIranian American Jews

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on Jan. 15, 2026."
Iran
"Over the past several weeks, Iranian American Jews have watched a historic uprising unfold in Iran."
Los Angeles, California, United States
""When Im with my family, we talk about Iran every day," said Tyler Moshfegh, a 21-year-old Iranian Jew from Los Angeles who still has relatives in the country."
Great Neck, New York, United States
"Moji Pourmoradi, former assistant director of the High School at Temple Israel of Great Neck, a community that is home to one of the largest Persian Jewish populations in the country."

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