Terminology
Today the term Iranian Jews is mostly used to refer to Jews from the country of Iran. In various scholarly and historical texts, the term is used to refer to Jews who speak various Iranian languages. Iranian immigrants in Israel (nearly all of whom are Jewish) are referred to as Parsim (Hebrew: פרסים meaning "Persians"). In Iran, Jews and Jewish people in general are referred to by four common terms: Kalimi (کلیمی), which is considered the most proper term; Yahudi (یهودی), which is less formal but correct; Israel (اسرائل) the term by which the Jews refer to themselves; and Jood or Johood, a term having negative connotations and considered by many Jews as offensive.
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