synagogues

Iranian Jews pose for photographs holding a painting of Moses with “The Ten Commandments,” after prayers at the Molla Agha Baba Synagogue, in the city of Yazd 420 miles (676 kilometers) south of capital Tehran. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Iran is frequently at odds with Israel, despite having the second biggest Jewish community in the Middle East. DW’s Theresa Tropper spoke with the director of Tehran’s Jewish Committee, about why that is the case.

Upon hearing of the vandalization of the Vaad Hakolel cemetery, A Muslim volunteer assists with restoring the toppled headstones. (Photo: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Rochester Chapter)
(REPORT) — A single tweet by an American Muslim marine who offered to stand guard at Jewish cemeteries following a wave of anti-Semitic attacks has sparked a wave of similar offers of solidarity on social media.