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Zablon Simintov (Dari/Pashto: زابلون سیمینتوف; Hebrew: זבולון סימן-טוב; born 1959), also known as Zebulon Simentov, is an Afghan Jewish former carpet trader and restaurateur.
Aug 18, 2021 · Zebulon Simantov, who lives in Kabul's only synagogue, has refused to leave Afghanistan or grant his wife a divorce under Jewish law. Learn about his background, his relationship with the Taliban and other Jews, and his attempts to extort journalists.
Apr 23, 2021 · Zabulon Simintov, who ran the last synagogue in Kabul for decades, plans to return to Israel after the US military withdrawal. He survived the Soviet invasion, the civil war, and the Taliban regime, but lost hope for peace and security in his homeland.
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Sep 10, 2021 · Zablon Simintov, Afghanistan’s last Jew, has left the country after the Taliban takeover. The 62-year-old had suffered separation from his family in Israel and endured civil wars and...
Aug 19, 2021 · Amid the Taliban’s total takeover of Afghanistan this week, some had specific concerns about one person: that country’s last remaining Jew, 62-year-old Zebulon Simantov . Simantov, who has in...
May 1, 2021 · But now, with the U.S. troops withdrawing from Afghanistan and the fear of the Taliban’s second coming rising, Zabulon Simentov, Afghanistan’s one-man Jewish community, is preparing to leave ...
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Sixty-year-old Zablon Simintov was born and brought up in Afghanistan's Jewish community, but now he is the only one remaining.Despite pressure to convert to...
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