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The Little-Known Story of Afghanistan’s Last Jew

8th March, 2024 · admin

News Line Magazine: Tova Moradi, who was forced to flee Kabul, recalls her religious roots, a girlhood interrupted and the love she still carries – Around sundown on Aug. 31, 2021, a minivan stopped in front of Tova Moradi’s house in Kabul, Afghanistan. She had to get in as quickly and quietly as possible. Any attention could be dangerous. The Taliban had just taken control of Kabul two weeks prior. Their fighters were going door to door, hunting suspected opponents. Despite her frailty, the 83-year-old Moradi was a prized target because she was Jewish and had misled the Taliban during its previous rule in the 1990s by sheltering a rabbi in her house. She needed to escape, and Israelis were helping her flee. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Ethnic Issues, History | Tags: Jews in Afghanistan, Religious minorities in Afghanistan, Tova Moradi |
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