The Jews in Iran between the Pahlavi and Republican Era (1925-1980)

Abstract

The Jews lived in Iran since the sixth century BC, where the Babylonian captivity, as Iran was the land of exile and the Jews preferred to live in it since the era of Cyrus. However, their conditions were not clear in most eras up to the twentieth century in general and in the Pahlavi era in particular. Which can be considered the golden age for the Jews in Iran. They were allowed to participate in various aspects of economic, political and even military life during the reign of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, which made them prefer staying in Iran than emigrating to the Zionist entity despite the strong relations between them. However, the outbreak of the revolution The Islamic Republic and then the declaration of the Islamic Republic was a motive for some of them to emigrate from Iran. However, those who preferred to stay lived under the rule of the jurist, which characterizes the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Its provisions included the rights of minorities to freedom and a decent life. Thus, Iran has preserved its Jews and their rights under Islamic Republic