Jews in Iran

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
religious minority
gptkbp:ancientCommunities gptkb:Kermanshah
gptkb:Mashhad
gptkb:Tabriz
gptkb:Hamadan
gptkb:Kashan
gptkb:Yazd
gptkbp:containsCommunity gptkb:Tehran
gptkbp:conversionToIslam historically occurred
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Judeo-Persian_literature
gptkb:Persian_Jewish_music
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Israel
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:discrimination yes
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Islamic_Revolution_of_1979
gptkbp:historicalPresence antiquity
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Purim
gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah
gptkb:Yom_Kippur
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jews in Iran
gptkbp:interfaithRelations varied
gptkbp:kosherFoodAvailability limited
gptkbp:legalStatus protected under Iranian constitution
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Judeo-Persian
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Isfahan
gptkb:Shiraz
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Mashhad_forced_conversion_(1839)
gptkb:execution_of_Habib_Elghanian_(1979)
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Beheshtieh_Jewish_Cemetery
gptkb:Abrishami_Synagogue
gptkb:Yusef_Abad_Synagogue
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Morris_Motamed
gptkb:Siamak_Moreh_Sedgh
gptkb:Habib_Elghanian
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Tehran_Jewish_Committee
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation 1 reserved seat in Iranian parliament
gptkbp:persecutedBy periodically
gptkbp:population approximately 8,500 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:populationBefore1979 estimated 80,000-100,000
gptkbp:populationDecline emigration after 1979
gptkbp:protectedMinorityStatus yes
gptkbp:publicPracticeOfReligion permitted
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:religiousSchools yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Azerbaijani_Jews
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6