Jews around the world will celebrate Rosh Hashana starting Sunday by eating traditional meals that symbolize the sweetness of the new year. From Egypt to Iran, Nervana Mahmoud takes stock of the Middle East's Jewish population.
Iran
Iran has the largest Jewish community in the Middle East (not including Israel and Turkey) Nearly 10,500 Jews still live in Iran, according to North American Jewish Data Bank’s 2010 findings, despite being subjected to harassment since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Above, an Iranian Jew prays at the Yousefabad Synagogue in Tehran.
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Nervana Mahmoud is a doctor, blogger and writer on Middle East issues. you can follow her on Twitter @Nervana_1