Report on the Jews of Iran

Iranian Jewish Men With Torah

Report · Justice for Jews from Arab Countries

Report on the Jews of Iran: Historical and Economic Analysis

This report traces the history of Iran's Jewish community and its flight after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when the community fell from 80,000 to fewer than 9,000, and documents the property Iranian Jews lost.

$5.9 billion

estimated value of lost Jewish assets in 1979 dollars

$61.5 billion

the same losses in today's dollars, as of December 31, 2024

The fourth in JJAC's series of eleven country reports on Jews displaced from Arab countries and Iran.

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Published by Justice for Jews from Arab Countries, 2025. Opens in a new tab.

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