In Tel Aviv, Iranian-Israelis chew over nuke deal
Lunch at two popular Persian restaurants served with a side of red-hot scorn for Obama, concern for the future
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In LA expat community, most Persians believe agreement will boost economy but doubt it’ll improve human rights
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Long Island’s Persian Jews wax nostalgic for their homeland, but fear Iran deal’s ramifications for Israel
View ArticleExiled from Iran, daughter heals fractured family in telling its saga
Farideh Goldin left her native Iran at 23, while her ‘baba’ stayed. Fulfilling a promise to her father, today she writes extensively on the Persian-Jewish experience
View ArticleIran’s language watchdog goes to war against ‘Nutella Bars’
Crepe and waffle cafe chain ordered to change its name in fight over Western lingo; authorities propose ‘Hot Bread, Hot Chocolate’ in Farsi
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What a Jewish reporter learned from an afternoon with 3 Iranian journalists
Cordial interactions were superimposed over a mutual distrust, says Cnaan Lipshiz, but perhaps signify a crack in the usual demonization
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3 tiny, extremely rare 4th century BCE Jewish-minted coins found in Jerusalem
Struck during the Persian era, owl-inscribed 'Yehud' coins were discovered in the Temple Mount Sifting Project, doubling the number found in the Israeli capital
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40 years after Iranian Revolution, LA’s Persian Jews are still feeling the pain
Thousands of Jewish families recall traumatic memories of violence, imprisonment, anti-Semitism and chaos after dictator Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took power
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BBC details new ‘harassment’ of Persian service staff by Iran
Employees describe receiving death threats targeting their children, missing parents' funerals due to travel bans, and facing attempts by Iranian agents to recruit them as spies
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Police investigating hate crime after Los Angeles synagogue ransacked
Suspect destroys relics at Beverly Hills Nessah Synagogue, which serves the area's large Persian community; police say attack shows no signs of overt anti-Semitism
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Persian Jews in US come out of the closet, breaking long-held community taboos
Recent years have seen rapid change as more LGBTQ community members speak up, leading to wider education, acceptance, and more events and resources for themselves and family
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An Iranian Jewish leader was executed in 1979. His granddaughter tells his story
In 'Titan of Tehran,' Shahrzad Elghanayan writes about her grandfather, a philanthropist who gave his life rather than abandon his community during the Islamic Revolution
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Shin Bet arrests 5 Jewish Israelis suspected of spying for Iran
Suspects photographed sensitive sites in Israel, attempted to get their kids to join army intelligence units; Bennett tells citizens 'to be vigilant' against such online attempts
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‘I was in total shock’: Likud MK among those targeted in Iranian espionage...
Keti Shitrit says one of women nabbed by Shin Bet reached out to ask for help in getting her son transferred into the IDF's elite 8200 intelligence unit
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In questioning, women in Iran espionage case insist they had no sinister...
Report quotes 2 targets, who had both faced marital problems and are now accused of spying, saying agent offered them money, tried to lure them abroad
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