Persian Jews

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Persian_Jews

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Iranian_Jews
gptkbp:diaspora	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Israel gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Islamic_Revolution_of_1979 gptkb:Persian_Empire_conquest_of_Babylon Establishment of Jewish community in Persia
gptkbp:historicalPresence	6th century BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Persian Jews
gptkbp:immigrationWave	1990s 1979-1980
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Hebrew gptkb:Persian gptkb:Judeo-Persian English
gptkbp:legalStatusInIran	recognized religious minority
gptkbp:notableCommunity	gptkb:Isfahan gptkb:Kermanshah gptkb:Shiraz gptkb:Hamadan gptkb:Yazd
gptkbp:notableOrganization	gptkb:Iranian_American_Jewish_Federation gptkb:Nessah_Synagogue_(Beverly_Hills) gptkb:Ohr_HaTorah_Synagogue_(Los_Angeles) gptkb:Persian_Hebrew_Congregation_(London) gptkb:Persian_Jewish_Center_of_New_York gptkb:SIAMAK_(Iranian_Jewish_Center,_Los_Angeles) gptkb:Tehran_Jewish_Committee
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Esther gptkb:Cyrus_Amir-Mokri gptkb:David_Alliance gptkb:Ebrahim_Golestan gptkb:Habib_Elghanian gptkb:Isaac_Larian gptkb:Mordechai gptkb:Younes_Nazarian
gptkbp:populationCenter	gptkb:Iran gptkb:Israel gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:Tehran gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:populationEstimate	15,000 in Los Angeles 200,000 in Israel 60,000 in United States 8,500 in Iran (2023)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mizrahi_Jews gptkb:Sephardi_Jews gptkb:Bukharan_Jews gptkb:Mountain_Jews
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:representationInIranianParliament	1 seat
gptkbp:tradition	gptkb:Judeo-Persian_literature gptkb:Persian_Jewish_cuisine gptkb:Persian_Jewish_music Purim celebrations Shabbat customs
gptkbp:worshippedIn	gptkb:Abrishami_Synagogue gptkb:Ettefagh_Synagogue gptkb:Haim_Synagogue gptkb:Nejat_Synagogue gptkb:Yusef_Abad_Synagogue
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mizrahi_Jews
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4