Afghanistan’s last living Jew finally leaving for Israel – Zabulon Simantov, 61, stayed behind in Kabul when family made aliya in 1998, in order to look after country’s sole remaining synagogue; I’m going to watch TV in Israel to find out what’s going to happen in Afghanistan,‘ he says | ynetnews
Zabulon Simantov, the last known Jewish person living in Afghanistan, is leaving for Israel more than two decades after his family moved there and left him behind.
According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Simantov stayed behind to care for the last synagogue standing in the country, situated in Kabul, as Afghanistan was wracked with violence and instability.
According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Simantov stayed behind to care for the last synagogue standing in the country, situated in Kabul, as Afghanistan was wracked with violence and instability.
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