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Iranian Rabbi Recounts Destruction of Tehran Synagogue in Israeli Airstrike

Saturday, 11 April 2026, 20:56 · 1 min read

An Iranian rabbi has described learning that one of Tehran's few remaining synagogues was completely destroyed during an Israeli airstrike on April 7. Younes Hamami Lalehzar, who is both a rabbi and a physician, recounted being informed of the synagogue's total destruction in the strike. The loss of a Jewish house of worship in Iran underscores the broad civilian and cultural toll of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

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Al Jazeera EnglishIranian rabbi describes Israel’s destruction of a Tehran synagogue ↗︎
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