"We didn't let the conflict stop us from celebrating, he said, adding that the community had made an effort to hold on to their Passover traditions even amid the difficulties of war."
"It's all under the rubble, including some of our historical volumes, said Homayoun Sameh, a member of parliament and the head of the Jewish Association of Iran, who visited the site."
"We condemn this attack. It disrespects our faith. Iran's Jewish community doesn't have good relations with the Zionist Israeli government, he said."
On 6 April, members of Tehran's Jewish community held a Passover service at Rafi' Nia synagogue despite ongoing US-Israeli bombings. The atmosphere was subdued yet reverent. The next morning, an Israeli airstrike destroyed the synagogue, which the Israeli army labeled as collateral damage. Community members expressed anger over the loss, with some religious texts recovered from the rubble. The head of the Jewish Association of Iran condemned the attack, emphasizing the disrespect it showed towards their faith and the strained relations with the Israeli government.
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