article. Iran unveils a memorial honoring Jewish heroes.... After Israel, Iran has the Middle East's second-largest community of Jews -- with its current population estimated between 20,000 and 30,000. (Many more live in other countries such as the United States and Israel, where a former president, Moshe Katsav, was born in Iran.

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