Kabul synagogue - Wikipedia
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  • @[email protected]English
    3•4 months ago

    Wow I almost scrolled by but seeing the words Kabul and synagogue together was so strange that I had to go back.

    Very interesting read, also the bit about the two guys left arguing about the ownership of the synagogue and even complaining to the Taliban about each other is hilarious.

    • dantheclammanOPMEnglish
      2•4 months ago

      You can read more about them here! The last guy fled after the Taliban came back to power. There was also Khanzir, the only pig in Afghanistan.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•4 months ago

        Thank you! Honestly, the backdrop is of course tragic but the story about these two is nothing short of hilarious. I would watch a movie about them immediately, like for example Ben Kingsley and Ian McKellen playing the two.

        I don’t have many complaints about the Taliban, but I have a lot of complaints about him.” Levi replied that Simentov was “a thief and a liar.'”

        That line is just comedy.