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Rare Footage Shows Jewish Community Reading Lamentations in Iranian Synagogue on Tisha B'Av
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 15 hours ago
What happened
Rare footage shows Iranian Jews reading the Book of Lamentations in a synagogue on Tisha B'Av, highlighting their religious observance under strict regime surveillance. Expert Sarah Lark Zilberberg explains the footage serves Iranian propaganda portraying tolerance toward Jews while the community faces ongoing antisemitism and monitoring.
- 01Rare footage shows Iranian Jews reading Lamentations on Tisha B'Av in a synagogue.
- 02Expert says footage helps Tehran portray tolerance toward Jews, opposing Zionism instead.
- 03Many Iranian Jews emigrated due to antisemitism before and after the Islamic Revolution.
- 04The regime benefits from having a Jewish community to show non-hostility toward Jews.
- 05The Jewish community in Iran lives under constant surveillance and risk of suspicion.
- 06Any ties to Israel could endanger Iranian Jews under regime scrutiny.
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Now 14Right · Hebrew8 hours ago
Rare Footage Shows Jewish Community Reading Lamentations in Iranian Synagogue on Tisha B'Av
Arutz ShevaRight · Hebrew12 hours ago
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