The dramatic Purim story takes place in Shushan, the capital city of ancient Persia and Media. While historians disagree over exactly where this city is today, Iran’s Jewish population is certain that it’s the modern city of Hamadan, Iran.
There is a tradition among Iranian Jews to make a yearly pilgrimage to Hamadan and pray at what is believed to be the tomb of Mordechai and Esther each Purim.
Iran has been home to exiled Jews for over 3,000 thousands years, well before the Purim story took place, and Hamadan sure sounds a lot like the name of Purim’s chief antagonist, Haman–so they may be on to something!
Could Hamadan really be Shushan?
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