Afghanistan’s last Jew arrives in Israel
Simantov survived under Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001.
JNS - Jewish News Syndicate 15.11.2024
Zebulon Simantov, Afghanistan’s last Jew, who was rescued from Kabul in September 2021, arrived in Israel last week.
Simantov initially went to Turkey, spending three years in Istanbul, and would have continued there but was prompted to move to Israel by ill health, the U.K.’s Jewish News reported on Tuesday.
Simantov will settle in Ashdod. In Israel, he has an ex-wife, daughters and five siblings.
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