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A month later, it was discovered that Simentov may not have been the last Jew living in Afghanistan; a distant relative of Simintov, Tova Moradi, fled Afghanistan for Albania in October 2021 with her twenty grandchildren.
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.
(JTA) — Amid the Taliban’s total takeover of Afghanistan this week, some had specific concerns about one person: that country’s last remaining Jew, 62-year-old Zebulun Simantov.
9 wrz 2021 · David Goldman/AP. CNN — 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...
29 kwi 2021 · Jews lived in Afghanistan for more than 2,500 years, with tens of thousands once residing in Herat, where four synagogues still stand -- testimony to the community's ancient presence.
9 wrz 2021 · Zebulon Simentov, who lived in a dilapidated synagogue in Kabul, has reportedly left Afghanistan along with 29 of his neighbors, nearly all of them women and children.
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.
