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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Afghanistan's last Jewish family just fled the country. Their dream home? Canada
Description: Tova Moradi is in her late 70s. After the Taliban came to power and threatened to stone her, one of the last remaining Jews in Afghanistan, she knew she had to leave the country.
Weeks ago, a joint Canadian-Israeli rescue mission snuck Moradi and some of her extended family out of the country. But even though it happened weeks ago, details are only now being released, since Moradi and her family have landed safely in a Middle Eastern country on Oct. 25. That means four of Moradi's children, who live in Canada, can sleep a little easier.
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