Last Jews of Bukhara fear their community will fade away
The ancient Silk Road city once had a thriving Jewish population, which has shrunk to around 200
On the first night of Hanukah, Benyamin Badalov ascends the platformed bimah in Bukhara’s central synagogue to recite the evening prayer.
Among the handful of worshippers to attend, the tall 15-year-old, dressed in Nike trainers, sweats and an off-white yarmulke, is the youngest man in the room by decades.