Tehran Jewish community says it sides with regime amid Iran protestsIn letter, Iranian Jewish body condemns deadly unrest by ‘enemies’ seeking to ‘target unity of people’The small Jewish community in Tehran on Thursday condemned the ongoing anti-regime protests in Iran, which broke out over the death of a young woman held for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code.Authorities have responded with a crackdown that Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights says has left around 400 people dead, half a dozen sentenced to death, and more than 15,000 arrested.In September, during the first weeks of the protests, the committee issued a letter warning members to avoid synagogues during the violence.Prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, there were some 100,000 Jews in Iran; by 2016, according to an Iranian census, that number had fallen to below 10,000.The Jewish community in Iran has previously taken other precautionary measures to protect members, with the country’s chief rabbi saying last year that he condemned the US killing of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in 2020 amid fears Jews could be physically attacked by some Muslim neighbors."