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A month later, it was discovered that Simentov may not have been the last Jew living in Afghanistan; Tova Moradi, a distant relative of Simintov, fled to Albania with her 20 grandchildren in October 2021.
13 paź 2021 · The rabbi began fundraising within the Jewish community in Brooklyn and Chicago with the aim of getting as many people to safety as possible.
23 kwi 2021 · The dawn of a new era where Judaism no longer exists in Afghanistan will begin next month as Zabulon Simintov, the last-known Jew in the country heads back to his roots in Israel.
3 paź 2021 · Zebulon Simentov, Afghanistan’s only remaining Jew, escaped three weeks ago after refusing early opportunities to flee Kabul amid this summer’s American withdrawal.
7 lut 2022 · As the world watched news reports of refugees crowding the Kabul airport after fleeing their homes, carrying their only possessions, the Jewish community in Chicago leapt into action.
By 1969, approximately 300 Jews remained in Afghanistan, but most of them left Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979, leaving only 10 Jews in Afghanistan in 1996, most of whom lived in Kabul. Currently, more than 10,000 Jews of Afghan descent live in Israel.
9 wrz 2021 · The last known member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community left the country on Friday, taking 30 other people with him – including 28 women and children – on a five day mission to safety,...
