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Our narrow straits: On Iran, freedom and the importance of asking questions

eJewishPhilanthropy · 7 Apr

Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh, a daughter of Iranian refugees, reflects on her personal and community connection to the political turmoil in Iran, emphasizing how these events are deeply intertwined with Jewish interests, particularly relating to Israel and the wider Middle Eastern context.

0 Torah History

A Jew in the King’s Court: Dual Loyalty in the Book of Esther

Tova Ganzel in 18forty · 2 Mar

Tova Ganzel explores the theme of dual loyalty in the Book of Esther, which is set outside the Land of Israel in the Persian Empire.

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Jewish Iranian-American sentenced to prison in Iran for visiting Israel 13 years ago

Grace Gilson in JTA · 7 Nov 2025

Kamran Hekmati, a 70-year-old Jewish Iranian-American from Long Island, has been sentenced to two years in Iran's Evin prison for visiting Israel 13 years ago.

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24 Iranian Jews remain in prison as government launches internal crackdown, sources say

Larry Cohler-Esses in JTA · 30 Jun 2025

Twenty-four Iranian Jews remain imprisoned amid a broad government crackdown in Tehran and Shiraz, following recent hostilities with Israel.

0 Politics Israel

Israel's strike on Iran was necessary. But for real change, the US must join the fray

Dan Perry in Forward · 13 Jun 2025

Israel's recent Operation Rising Lion, a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, underscores the widespread agreement in Israel to eradicate the Iranian nuclear threat, even as questions swirl about the level of U.S. involvement.