AE writes:
yes, the same thing happened in Iran.
Persian Jews - Wikipedia
look at where all the Persian (Iranian) Jews are today.
out of 350,000 there are maybe 25,000 left in Iran. That is 7% of their pre-Islamic revolution (1979) population.
Nice try AE, I smelled a rat from the beginning.
Using your own source:
quote:
The Jewish Encyclopedia estimated that in 1900 there were 35,000 Persian Jews in the world (almost all of whom lived in present-day Iran), although other sources estimate somewhat higher numbers for the same time. On the eve of Israel's independence in 1948, there were, by varying estimates, 100,000-150,000 Jews in Iran with relatively few Persian Jews residing outside the country. Today, there are an estimated 300,000—350,000 Jews of full or partial Persian ancestry living predominantly in Israel, with significant communities in the United States and Iran.
The largest group of Persian Jews is found in Israel. As of 2007, Israel is home to just over 47,000 Iranian-born Jews and roughly 87,000 Israeli-born Jews with fathers born in Iran. While these numbers add up to about 135,000, when Israelis with more distant or solely maternal Iranian roots are included the total number of Persian Jews in Israel is estimated to be between 200,000-250,000.
Considering the above, the sentence:
That is 7% of their pre-Islamic revolution (1979) population.
is deceptive as there were never 350,000 Jews in Iran in modern times, as per your citation (and, you know, actual books). It is NOT any 7% of a pre-Islamic revolution of 1979 population but rather a total number of Persian Jews remaining in Iran relative to the number of ALL Persian Jews worldwide as of 2007.
Edited by anglagard, : Technically AE is correct but the use of 1979 vs 2007 figures is deceptive, either knowingly or not.
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