Persian Jews

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Jewish ethnic group Middle Eastern Jews Mizrahi Jews

Persian Jews are a historic Jewish community originating from Iran, known for their distinct Persian language, culture, and religious traditions developed over more than two millennia in the region.

Aliases (8)

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish ethnic group → Middle Eastern Jews → Mizrahi Jews →
countryOfOrigin	Iran → Persia →
cuisineFeature	special Passover dishes distinct from Ashkenazi cuisine → use of herbs and rice dishes →
culturalTradition	Persian Jewish liturgical poetry → Persian Jewish music → Persian Jewish piyyutim → distinct Persian Jewish cuisine →
diasporaCommunityIn	Australia → Beverly Hills → Canada → Germany → Great Neck → Israel → Los Angeles → United Kingdom → United States →
diasporaLanguageShift	English → Hebrew in Israel →
ethnicOrigin	Iranian people →
facedEvent	forced conversions in Mashhad in 1839 → periodic persecution →
hasDemonym	Iranian Jews → Jews of Iran →
hasSubgroup	Isfahani Jews → Mashhadi Jews → Shirazi Jews → Tehrani Jews →
historicalPresenceInDynasty	Pahlavi dynasty → Qajar dynasty → Safavid dynasty →
historicalPresenceInEmpire	Achaemenid Empire → Parthian Empire → Sasanian Empire →
historicalPresenceSinceCentury	6th century BCE →
historicalPresenceSinceEvent	Babylonian exile →
language	Hebrew → Judeo-Persian → Persian →
legalStatusUnderIslamicRepublic	recognized religious minority →
legalStatusUnderPahlavi	recognized religious minority →
mainSettlement	Hamadan → Isfahan → Shiraz → Tehran → Yazd →
maintainsInstitution	Jewish schools in Iran → Persian Jewish community centers in Los Angeles → Persian synagogues in Beverly Hills → synagogues in Tehran →
majorMigrationWave	after 1979 Iranian Revolution →
musicInfluencedBy	Middle Eastern Jewish liturgical modes → Persian classical music →
notableCenterOfLearning	Nehardea → Pumbedita → Sura →
observesHolidayWithLocalCustoms	Passover → Purim → Rosh Hashanah → Shabbat → Sukkot → Yom Kippur →
religion	Judaism →
religiousAuthorityHistoricallyInfluencedBy	Baghdad Geonim → Sephardi rabbis →
religiousRite	Mizrahi rite → Sephardi rite →
representationInIranianParliament	reserved Jewish seat →
scriptUsed	Hebrew alphabet → Persian alphabet →
traditionalOccupation	commerce → craftsmanship → moneylending → trade →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Persian Jews ("Mashhadi Jews") → Persian Jews ("Tehrani Jews") → Persian Jews ("Shirazi Jews") → Persian Jews ("Isfahani Jews") →	hasSubgroup
Judeo-Kermani ("Iranian Jews") → Judeo-Kermani ("Jews of Kerman") →	ethnicGroup
Persian Jews ("Iranian Jews") → Persian Jews ("Jews of Iran") →	hasDemonym
Judeo-Iranian languages ("Iranian Jews") → Judeo-Persian ("Iranian Jews") →	spokenBy
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng →	ancestralOrigin
Judeo-Kermani ("Jewish communities of Kerman") →	associatedWith
Jewish diaspora →	hasCommunityType
Mizrahi Jews →	notableSubgroup
Mountain Jews →	relatedGroup