Building Bridges Through Community

Connecting Persian-Jewish communities worldwide for a shared future of peace

From Los Angeles to London, from Israel to Toronto - Persian-Jewish communities are united in their hope for peace between Jerusalem and Tehran.

Five Iranian opposition figures seated behind name cards at a panel table with the Lion-and-Sun flag and Canadian flag, beneath a 'Unity — A Bridge to Freedom' banner, Toronto 2023. — Figures of the Iranian opposition — Reza Pahlavi, Masih Alinejad, Nazanin Boniadi, Abdullah Mohtadi and Hamed Esmaeilion — at the 'Unity — A Bridge to Freedom' gathering in Toronto, March 2023. · Photo: Pouria Afkhami · CC BY-SA 4.0

200,000–250,000

Iranian Jews in Israel (est.)

Encyclopaedia Iranica

2,500+

Years since Cyrus the Great freed the Jewish people (538 BCE)

Cyrus Cylinder, British Museum; Ezra 1:2

Persian-Jewish Communities Worldwide

Real communities, honestly described — population figures are shown only where a citable source exists

Israel

Home to the world's largest population of Iranian-Jewish descent — an estimated 200,000–250,000 people (Encyclopaedia Iranica), concentrated in Tel Aviv, Holon, and Jerusalem.

Los Angeles, USA

One of the largest Persian-Jewish communities outside Israel, centered in Beverly Hills and West LA — often called "Tehrangeles."

London, UK

A long-established Persian-Jewish community in Europe.

Toronto, Canada

A growing Persian-Jewish community in North America.

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