Jewish community of Iran

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
religious minority
gptkbp:ancientCity gptkb:Hamadan
gptkb:Yazd
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalEvent Persian Jews protected by Cyrus the Great
mass emigration after 1979 Iranian Revolution
gptkbp:historicalPresence 6th century BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish community of Iran
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Judeo-Persian
gptkbp:legalStatus recognized religious minority in Iran
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Tehran
gptkb:Isfahan
gptkb:Shiraz
gptkbp:notableEvent forced conversions in 19th century
constitutional recognition in 1906
emigration waves in 1950s and 1980s
execution of Habib Elghanian in 1979
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Purim
gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah
gptkb:Yom_Kippur
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Ettefagh_School
gptkb:Abrishami_Synagogue
gptkb:Haim_Synagogue
gptkb:Yusef_Abad_Synagogue
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Tehran_Jewish_Committee
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Morris_Motamed
gptkb:Siamak_Moreh_Sedgh
gptkb:Younes_Hamami_Lalehzar
gptkb:Habib_Elghanian
gptkbp:notablePublication Tamadon-e Hagh
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Tomb_of_Habakkuk
gptkb:Tomb_of_Daniel
gptkb:Tomb_of_Esther_and_Mordechai
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation 1 reserved seat in Iranian Parliament
gptkbp:persecutedBy various periods under different dynasties
gptkbp:population approximately 8,500 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Cyrus_the_Great
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Judeo-Persian_literature
gptkb:Persian_Jewish_cuisine
gptkb:Persian_Jewish_music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morris_Motamed
gptkb:Homayoun_Sameyah_Najafabadi
gptkb:Siamak_Moreh_Sedgh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7