Who Was the Last Jew in Afghanistan? | Unpacked

The history of Jews in Afghanistan is shrouded in myth. From the Pashtun legend of Lost Tribe origin to the Jewish communal escape from Iran, one thing is clear: Jews have had a presence in Afghanistan for at least 1,000 years. But the story of the last Jew in Afghanistan remains the most well known. Or so you thought. 00:00 Intro 00:35 The “last Jew of Afghanistan“ 00:56 The Pashtun 01:39 The reign of Cyrus the Great 02:01 The Jewish community in Afghanistan 02:23 The Mongols 02:53 Jews flee to Afghanistan from Iran 03:12 Oppression, Pogroms, and Expulsions of Jews in Afghanistan 04:20 World War 2 and the Holocaust 04:40 Immigration to Israel 04:53 Zebulon Simentov, the “last Jew“ in Afghanistan 05:52 Isaac Levy, the “second-to-last Jew“ in Afghanistan 06:10 The Taliban 06:45 Get refusal (Jewish divorce refusal) 07:10 The “last Jew“ leaves Afghanistan 07:55 Tova Moradi, the real last Jew of Afghanistan 08:47 Tova M