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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.
(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.
23 kwi 2021 · Founded in 1966, the Kabul Synagogue stands as the last place of Jewish worship in Afghanistan, a reputation that Simintov says will come to a sad end very soon.
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.
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,...
8 wrz 2021 · The Associated Press. Sep 8, 2021. The last member of Afghanistan's Jewish community has left the country. Zebulon Simentov, who lived in a dilapidated synagogue in Kabul, kept kosher and prayed in Hebrew, endured decades of war as the country's centuries-old Jewish community rapidly dwindled.
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.
