Iran

The Jews of Iran have an incredibly long history that begins over 2,400 years ago and continues through today . . .

The war in Iran began in spectacular fashion. Just a few weeks ago, a joint American-Israeli attack on Iran’s military capabilities and leadership was launched in the late hours of the morning, neutralizing dozens of dangerous enemies of the Jewish people...

Rabbi Danny Yiftach was among hundreds of Persian Jewish children airlifted by Chabad to safety. Today he serves the Persian Jewish community in California and back in Iran.

Iran has a rich and storied Jewish history.

Rabbi Yosef Gerlitzky of Tel Aviv shares an on-the-ground update from the Home Front, as well as memories of his time as an emissary of the Rebbe to visit Iran and around the world.

The Islamic Republic of Iran fired an unprecedented barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening local time, sending more than 10 million people into bomb shelters as Red Alerts and sirens wailed throughout the country. The attack...

The untold story of Chabad’s efforts to save eighteen hundred Jewish children during the height of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

With Iran top of mind, we are sharing this article from our archives set in the immediate aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. From 1978-1981, a group of Chabad Chassidim from Brooklyn helped rescue more than 1,800 Jewish children from Iran, feeding, hous...

Shlomo Shamir is a journalist and political analyst. He was the New York correspondent for the Israeli daily, Haaretz, for over thirty-five years, and a long time columnist for the Algemeiner Journal. He met and corresponded with the Rebbe on numerous occ...

In 1979, life changed for Iranian Jews. Amid the chaos of the Revolution, the Rebbe rescued several thousand Jewish youth. Danny Yiftach was one of those children.