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The Jews of Kaifeng, China
Jewish liturgy and ritual frequently remind us that the Israelites were scattered to the “four corners of the earth,” as symbolized by the four fringes of the tallit, or prayer shawl. The extent of the geographic dispersion of the Jews over millennia has been vast, ranging from Baghdad to Burma, Marrakesh to Melbourne, Jerusalem to Los Angeles.
SEC halts Ponzi scheme targeting Persian Jews in L.A.
A Ponzi scheme targeting the Persian-Jewish community in Los Angeles was shut down by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n
For downtown’s Persian Jews, work plus worship equals success
Fast-paced techno dance music blasts through Chikas, a retail clothing store off Santee Street in the heart of downtown Los Angeles’ Fashion District, which many call the Garment District. Robert Mahgerefteh, the store’s owner, helps the dozen or so young women looking for great deals on the latest fashions.
IRANIAN ELECTION ANALYSIS: All Iran candidates will bolster Hamas, Hezbollah ties
One winner has already been declared in the Iranian elections: The Internet, used by more than 23 million Iranians, or 34 percent of the population. But that figure alone cannot be used to determine which of the four candidates will win. At the very most, one can assume most Web users will vote for reformist candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi or Mehdi Karroubi, rather than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or Mohsen Rezeai.
Who you calling rebbetzin, why you dissing Palin, what college anti-Semitism?
\” . . . I am just an average person that fits the person you describe in \”Post-Palin Depression.\” I do not have a therapist, but I have been in depression for almost two weeks now . . . \”
Exile’s gains and losses
I don\’t know what will become of the legacy of Iranian Jews outside of Iran, how history will judge us in the context of the opportunities we had and the extent to which we helped make the world a better place with what we were given.
A few Persian phrases that could come in handy, enshallah
A few phrases that could come in handy in conversation with Persian Jews.