JEWS FLEEING IRAN

Iranian Jews Leaving Home for the Homeland - Rory McCarthy (Guardian-UK)
There remains a Jewish community in Iran of around 25,000 people. Yet large numbers have left and settled across the world, particularly in Los Angeles, and this year around 150 are expected to head to Israel. "In the past year there has been a major increase in immigration from Iran," says Yossi Shraga, the Jewish Agency's expert on Iran.