Common Dreams | Ariel Gold: As American Jews and non-Jews we should be outraged at how the Trump administration is endangering Iranian civil society and making their efforts for change much harder. On December 14, 2019, a white male entered the Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills, vandalizing the sanctuary. He unrolled Torah scrolls, strew them across ...

[caption id="attachment_154948" align="alignright" width="191"] Jewish community leader Michael Malakon (R) leads prayers at the main synagogue in Esfahan, Iran.[/caption] Esfahan, Iran (CNN)If you're looking for the Jewish community in the Iranian town of Esfahan, you won't have to search for long. The main synagogue is on Palestine Square,...

[caption id="attachment_141768" align="alignright" width="219"] Iranian protesters hold a up a poster of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a demonstration in Tehran against the shah in January 1979. (AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] Early in his reign, the ayatollah received a secret visit from six Jewsa visit that may have saved thousands It was with ...