Jacob Nasirov - Biography

Jacob Nasirov is a prominent Bukharian rabbi residing in Jamaica Estates, Queens, New York. His family originated in Bukhara and immigrated to Afghanistan in 1932. He was born in 1944 and at age 5, his family made aliyah to Israel. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces and working for few years, in 1980 he was called to serve as the rabbi of Anshei Shalom synagogue, the only Afghan-Jewish congregation in the United States. Nasirov oversees the kashrut of restaurants, provides free circumcisions, and until recently, kept ties with the last remaining Jew in Afghanistan. He is a member of the Bukharian Rabbinical Council.

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Lee, Felicia R. "Coping: Afghan Jews Look Back in Sorrow" New York Times Dec. 30, 2001

Pomerance, Rachel "Because 'Jews are news,' feuding Afghans make CNN" Jewish Telegraphic Agency Dec. 14, 2001