Jews in Iran...?

Question

Do you know if the largest number of Jews out of Israel is happily living in Iran, one of the so-called "Axis of Evil".

Check out this happy co-existence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCBDZfjmPAw

Answer 1

Yes I know that jews are around the world not only in Israel and USA.In Indonesia there are asmall number of jews.I do not know exactly what number in Iran,but I think there are jews and they can live happily together with muslims as majority
..Do you know that in Iraq at the era of the late president Saddam Husein his prime minister was a christian too.In Saudi Arabia I met a christian who live in Jeddah since his ancestor and he told me that all christians as minority in Saudi can live happily together with muslims as the majority
Muslims are not evil,we can live with another religion followers in a peaceful condition.Our religion is ours and their religion is theirs as stated by God in the Qur'an.There is no force in Islam..Do not suspect us.

Answer 2

Iran's official government-controlled media often issues anti-Semitic propaganda. A prime example is the government's publishing of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a notorious Czarist forgery, in 1994 and 1999. Jews also suffer varying degrees of officially sanctioned discrimination, particularly in the areas of employment, education, and public accommodations.

The Islamization of the country has brought about strict control over Jewish educational institutions. Before the revolution, there were some 20 Jewish schools functioning throughout the country. In recent years, most of these have been closed down. In the remaining schools, Jewish principals have been replaced by Muslims. In Teheran there are still three schools in which Jewish pupils constitute a majority. The curriculum is Islamic, and Persian is forbidden as the language of instruction for Jewish studies. Special Hebrew lessons are conducted on Fridays by the Orthodox Otzar ha-Torah organization, which is responsible for Jewish religious education. Saturday is no longer officially recognized as the Jewish sabbath, and Jewish pupils are compelled to attend school on that day. There are three synagogues in Teheran, but since 1994, there has been no rabbi in Iran, and the bet din does not function.

Following the overthrow of the shah and the declaration of an Islamic state in 1979, Iran severed relations with Israel. The country has subsequently supported many of the Islamic terrorist organizations that target Jews and Israelis, particularly the Lebanon-based, Hezbollah. Nevertheless, Iran's Jewish community is the largest in the Middle East outside Israel.

On the eve of Passover in 1999, 13 Jews from Shiraz and Isfahan in southern Iran were arrested and accused of spying for Israel and the United States. Those arrested include a rabbi, a ritual slaughterer and teachers. In September 2000, an Iranian appeals court upheld a decision to imprison ten of the thirteen Jews accused of spying for Israel. In the appeals court, ten of the accused were found guilty of cooperating with Israel and were given prison terms ranging from two to nine years. Three of the accused were found innocent in the first trial. In March 2001, one of the imprisoned Jews was released, a second was freed in January 2002, the remaining eight were set free in late October 2002. The last five apparently were released on furlough for an indefinite period, leaving them vulnerable to future arrest. Three others were reportedly pardoned by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

At least 13 Jews have been executed in Iran since the Islamic revolution 19 years ago, most of them for either religious reasons or their connection to Israel. For example, in May 1998, Jewish businessman Ruhollah Kakhodah-Zadeh was hanged in prison without a public charge or legal proceeding, apparently for assisting Jews to emigrate.7

Today, Iran's Jewish population is the second largest in the Middle East, after Israel. Reports vary as to the condition and treatment of the small, tight-knit community, and the population of Iranian Jews can only be estimated due to the community’s isolation from world Jewry.

Answer 3

The largets number of Jews outside Israel?

There are only 20,000 Jews in Iran (down from close to 200,000 who preferred not to live in oppression). The USA, Uk, France, Australia, South Africa, Argentina, Mexico and many other countries have far larger populations than that!

but thats just the start of the rubbish. They are not living happily there- they are not allowed to leave there! If they try to go to israel they loose their jobs and take the risk of being thrown in jail. if they get lucky oafter years of being abused and finally get permission to leave- they are never allowe dto go with their families but only on their own, they forfeit all their property and money to the state and then get to leave with only the shirt on their back!

On top of that, if somebody should help them, they run the risk of being arrested and thrown in jail, sometimes never to emerge except in a coffin. the Iranian government forces Jews to break jewish law- making them keep institutions open on the shabbos that should be closed for religious reasons. They arbitarily accuse them of crimes- and even executed a 17 year old babrber's assistant for treason.

They ar enot living happily- but if they dared to spea out they would suffer even worse abuse.

Answer 4

According to our government, 2% of the Iranian population is comprised of a combination Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i. If this entire 2% were Jewish, it'd be 1,307,950 people.

By comparison, there are 3,011,399 Jews in the United States - nearly 3x as much.

Your stats are whacked.

Answer 5

no your wrong. one leader, 10 reliougus rulers and how many jews in power?

I don't think the jews are very happy in Iran.

Answer 6

Are you seriously claiming Iran is a good country or a place you would ever consider moving to?

Try this, move to Iran and try to speak out against the gvt then come back and tell us how it went.


(hmmm who wants to take odds on if we ever see this person again)

Answer 7

Iran is the peaceful country.

Answer 8

...as opposed to the millions who fled Iran as soon as Israel was established? You're right, we don't talk about THOSE.

Answer 9

ya their living good in iran

Answer 10

No evidence exists to back up your claim. Please don't present your opinion as fact.