Yu Aw synagogue in West Afghan city formerly home to tens of thousands of Jewish residents set for $500,000 renovation despite last Jew abandoning city after Taliban takeover

Fearing for her safety, Tova Moradi, 83, escapes to Albania with family after getting help from IsraAid, office of President Herzog and two Israeli billionaires

Zebulon Simantov, who recently divorced his Israeli wife, is awaiting visa from Istanbul consulate to travel to the Jewish state; unclear if he plans to stay

Video shows Zebulon Simantov on 5-day journey across border as he's rescued along with dozens of women and children; says he wants to go to New York

Zebulon Simantov crosses the border to a neighboring country with the help of an ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn fixer and an Israeli-American businessman, report says

An ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn fixer and an Israeli-American businessman rescue athletes, prosecutors and judges from Taliban rule after Zebulon Simantov refuses to leave

Zebulun Simantov, 62, has refused for two decades to grant a religious divorce to his wife in Israel and could face legal repercussions if he flees to Jewish state

Zabulon Simantov, who tends to country's lone synagogue, fears US military’s promise to pull out will leave vacuum, likely to be filled by the Taliban

Documents from the National Library of Israel's Afghan Geniza collection shine spotlight on a forgotten period

In Afghanistan, which is dominated by Islamists and bereft of a Jewish community, researchers guess at origins of pervasive Jew hatred -- from Iran to residual WWII Nazi propaganda