Tag: Iranian-Americans
Iranian-American voters remain divided on Harris and Trump, community leaders say
With the U.S. presidential election just two months away and some states already mailing out ballots, Iranian-American activists and leaders told JNS that the expat Iranian community in the United States is paying close...
Pro-Israel progressive Democrat wins Arizona nomination by 39 votes
Yassamin Ansari, an Iranian American who has served on the Phoenix City Council since 2021, defeated Raquel Terán, who previously served in the Arizona Senate and touts anti-Israel positions, with a 39-vote margin of victory.
Jennifer Ryan-Touhill, a superior...
Jews in Iran ‘shocked and angered’ about looming execution of young Jew
The imminent execution of a young Jewish man the Iranian regime has sentenced to death has been postponed, Iranian Jewish activists in the United States told JNS.
Arvin Ghahramani, age 20, according to news reports,...
Manouchehr Bibiyan, Iranian entertainment producer and ‘proud Jew,’ dies at 90
Manouchehr Bibiyan, a pioneering Iranian-American Jewish entertainment producer and political activist died on Aug. 27 in Los Angeles. He was 90 years old.
Bibiyan became Iran’s first and most successful modern pop-music recording producer, having...
Young Iranians increasingly emboldened to talk with Israelis on social media
Some 30 years ago, Homayoun and his classmates at his Tehran school stood daily before class and, following directions from teachers, chanted loudly, “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” At the time, Homayoun—an...
Frank Nikbakht, Iranian American Jewish activist, dies at 68
Frank (Faryar) Nikbakht, an Iranian Jewish community activist and expert on anti-Semitism propagated by the Iranian regime died in Los Angeles on June 12. He was 68 years old.
Iranian Jewish community members in Los...
Iranian Americans fear for safety from possible Iran-deal concession fallout
With reports that Iran has demanded that the Biden administration drop the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)—a regime-controlled terrorist entity—from the U.S. State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) as a final condition to re-entering...
Iranian activists in US, Europe praise Barry Rosen’s hunger strike, urge action on hostage...
After undergoing a five-day hunger strike in Vienna, Austria, to raise awareness about hostages held in Iran, Barry Rosen, a former-U.S. hostage in Iran, has received wide support and praise from Iranian activists of various faiths...
Iranian Americans motivated to build new bridges with Israelis
After a visit to Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in late July, Khosrow Beitollahi, a former Iranian air force pilot and activist against Iran’s current regime, said he was devastated to learn of the...