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Flag of Botswana Botswana Jews and Judaism in Africa
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 Bulgaria Bulgaria South-East European
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Flag of Denmark Denmark Rescue of the Danish Jews North European
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Flag of El Salvador El Salvador Latin American
Flag of Eritrea Eritrea Jews of Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa
 Estonia Estonia North European
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia Beta Israel and Qemant Sub-Saharan Africa
 Finland Finland North European
Flag of France France France French
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Flag of Georgia Georgia Georgian Jews Asian
Flag of Germany Germany Ashkenazi Jews Germany German
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Flag of Greece Greece Romaniotes Greece South-East European
Flag of Guatemala Guatemala Latin American
Flag of Guyana Guyana Caribbean
Flag of Honduras Honduras Latin American
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Asian
Flag of Hungary Hungary Oberlander Jews & Satmar hasidic dynasty Hungary and Carpathian Ruthenia Hungarian
Flag of Iceland Iceland Radhanites North European
Flag of India India Indian Baghdadi and Bnei Menashe Bene Israel and Cochin Asian
 Indonesia Asian
Flag of Iran Iran Persian, Mizrahi and Kurdish Muslim lands Asian
Flag of Iraq Iraq Mizrahi Jews and Kurdish Jews Iraq and exodus Arab World
Flag of Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland West European
Flag of Israel Israel Israel Jews in the Land of Israel Israelis
Flag of Italy Italy Italian Jews Italy West European
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica Caribbean
 Japan Judaism in Japan Asian
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Asian
Flag of Kenya Kenya Jews and Judaism in Africa
Flag of North Korea North Korea Radhanites
 South Korea Radhanites
Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Asian
Flag of Latvia Latvia Latvia North European
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Muslim lands and exodus Arab World
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho Jews and Judaism in Africa
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Flag of Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia South-East European
Flag of Malawi Malawi Jews and Judaism in Africa
Flag of Mali Mali Jews of the Bilad el-Sudan
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Flag of Republic of Moldova Republic of Moldova Bessarabian Jews East European
Flag of Monaco Monaco Monaco West European
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro South-East European
Flag of Morocco Morocco Mizrahi Jews Morocco and exodus Arab World
Flag of Mozambique Mozambique Jews and Judaism in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flag of Namibia Namibia Jews and Judaism in Africa
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Sephardim Netherlands and Chuts West European
Flag of Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Caribbean
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand New Zealander Jews Oceanian
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Flag of Nigeria Nigeria Jews of Nigeria and Bnai Ephraim
Flag of Norway Norway Jews in Norway North European
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Pakistani Jews
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Flag of the Philippines Philippines Jews in the Philippines
 Poland Chronology of Jewish Polish history Poland Polish
Flag of Portugal Portugal Spanish and Portuguese Jews Portugal Iberian
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Latin America Latin American
Flag of Romania Romania Romania Romanian
 Russia Mountain Jews Russia and the USSR Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
Flag of Rwanda Rwanda Jews and Judaism in Africa
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Arab World
Flag of Senegal Senegal Jews of the Bilad el-Sudan
 Serbia Serbia South-East European
 Singapore Asian
 Slovakia Oberlander Jews Carpathian Ruthenia East European
Flag of South Africa South Africa South African Jews Sub-Saharan Africa
Flag of Spain Spain Sephardi Jews Spain and golden age Iberian
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Asian
Flag of Sudan Sudan Arab World
Flag of Suriname Suriname Jodensavanne
Flag of Swaziland Swaziland Jews and Judaism in Africa
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Flag of Syria.svg Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Jews and Kurdish Jews exodus Arab World
Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan Jews in Tajikistan Bukharan Jews Asian
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia Mizrahi Jews Tunisia and exodus Arab World
Flag of Turkey Turkey Sephardi Jews, Kurdish Jews and Mizrahi Jews Turkey South-East European
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Bukharan Jews
Flag of Uganda Uganda Abayudaya and Jews and Judaism in Africa
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine and Carpathian Ruthenia Russia, Ukraine and Belarus
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom British
Flag of the United States of America United States of America American Jews United States and Colonial era Americans
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay Latin American
Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Bukharan Jews Asian
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Flag of Venezuela Venezuela Venezuelan Jews Latin American
Flag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Caribbean
Flag of Yemen Yemen Yemenite Jews and Mizrahi Jews exodus Arab World
Flag of Zambia Zambia Jews and Judaism in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Lemba, Rusape and Jews and Judaism in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa

Image File history File links Flag_of_Afghanistan. ... Jews have lived in Afghanistan for at least 2,000 years, but the community has been reduced greatly because of persecution and emigration. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... The Maghrebim (‎ or ‎) are the Jews who traditionally lived in the Arab-Berber Maghreb region of North Africa (al-Maghrib, i. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda. ... Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Azerbaijan. ... Mountain Jews, or Juhuro, are Jews of the eastern Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bahrain_(bordered). ... Excluding the region of Palestine, and omitting the accounts of Joseph and Moses as unverifiable, Jews have lived in what are now Arab states at least since the Babylonian Captivity (597 BCE), about 2,600 years ago. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Botswana. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burundi. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... Jews of the Bilad el-Sudan יהודים הבילד אל-סודן (Hebrew) describes West African Jewish communities who either had their connection with known Jewish communities from the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, and Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... The Kaifeng Jews comprise the best documented Jewish community in China. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus_(bordered). ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... This article addresses the History of the Jews in Carpathian Ruthenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... The rescue of the Danish Jews occurred during Denmarks occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. When German authorities in Denmark ordered that Danish Jews be arrested and deported to Germany in October 1943, many Danes and Swedes took part in a collective effort to evacuate the roughly... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_El_Salvador. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Eritrea. ... There is also one last native Jew left in Eritrea, formerly from a community of hundreds in Asmara, whose ancestors had crossed from Aden in the late 19th century. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia_(bordered). ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ethiopia. ... The Beta Israel (Hebrew: , Geez ቤተ፡ እስራኤል BÄ“ta Isrāēl, Amharic BÄ“te Isrāēl, from Aramaic for House of Israel), also known by the term Falasha (Amharic for Exiles or Strangers, as they were called by non-Jewish Ethiopians), a term that may be considered pejorative, are Jews of... The Qemant are a small, ethnic group in Ethiopia, which, despite their close historical and ethnic relationship, should not be confused with the Beta Israel. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_French_Polynesia. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... The Gruzim are Jews from the nation of Georgia, in the Caucasus. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Languages Yiddish Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Standard Hebrew: sing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... History of Jews in Ghana It is believed that Judaism and Jewish communities had established a presence in Ghana since ancient times. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... The Romaniotes are a Jewish population who have lived in the territory of todays Greece for more than 2000 years. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ... Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Honduras. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Oberlander Jews are Ashkenazic, Western Yiddish speaking Jews originating in the Oberland region of Hungary and the disctrict surrounding Bratislava in Slovakia. ... Satmar (or Satmar Hasidism or Satmarer Hasidim) (חסידות סאטמאר) is a movement of Haredi Jews who adhere to Hasidism originating in the town of Szatmárnémeti (now Satu Mare, Romania), at that time in the Kingdom of Hungary. ... This article addresses the History of the Jews in Carpathian Ruthenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ...     The Radhanites (also Radanites, Hebrew sing. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... The Baghdadi Jews are one of the main Jewish communities of India. ... Flag of Bnei Menashe The Bnei Menashe (Children of Menasseh, Hebrew בני מנשה) are a group of more than 8,000 people from Indias remote North-Eastern border states of Manipur and Mizoram who claim descent from one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. ... The Bene Israel (Sons of Israel) are a group of Jews who migrated in the nineteenth century from west Maharashtra to the nearby cities, primarily Mumbai, but also to Pune, Ahmadabad, and Karachi (Karachi later became a part of Pakistan). ... Cochin Jews, also called Malabar Jews are the ancient prospetutess and their descendants of the South Indian erstwhile state of Kingdom of Cochin which includes the present day port city of Kochi. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indonesia_(bordered). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... A modern-day synogogue in Iran. ... Mizrahi Jews, or Mizrahim (מזרחי Easterner, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; plural מזרחים Easterners, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) sometimes also called Edot HaMizrah (Congregations of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East. ... Kurdish Jews (יהדות כורדיסתאן Jews of Kurdistan, Standard Hebrew Yehudi Kurdistan) are the ancient Jewish communities inhabiting the region today known as Kurdistan, roughly covering parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Syria. ... Excluding the region of Palestine, and omitting the accounts of Joseph and Moses as unverifiable, Jews have lived in what are now Arab states at least since the Babylonian Captivity (597 BCE), about 2,600 years ago. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iraq. ... Mizrahi Jews, or Mizrahim (מזרחי Easterner, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; plural מזרחים Easterners, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) sometimes also called Edot HaMizrah (Congregations of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East. ... Kurdish Jews (יהדות כורדיסתאן Jews of Kurdistan, Standard Hebrew Yehudi Kurdistan) are the ancient Jewish communities inhabiting the region today known as Kurdistan, roughly covering parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Syria. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... History of the Jews in the Land of Israel begins mainly from the ancient Israelites (also known as Hebrews), who settled in the land of Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... // Under the Roman Empire See also: Jewish-Roman wars The first definite appearance of Jews in the history of Italy was that of the embassy sent by Simon Maccabeus to Rome to strengthen the alliance with the Romans against the Syrians. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Jews are a minor ethnic group in Japan, presently consisting of only about 1002 Jewish people which makes up about 0. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kenya. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ...     The Radhanites (also Radanites, Hebrew sing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ...     The Radhanites (also Radanites, Hebrew sing. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kyrgyzstan. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lebanon. ... Excluding the region of Palestine, and omitting the accounts of Joseph and Moses as unverifiable, Jews have lived in what are now Arab states at least since the Babylonian Captivity (597 BCE), about 2,600 years ago. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lesotho. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Libya. ... Excluding the region of Palestine, and omitting the accounts of Joseph and Moses as unverifiable, Jews have lived in what are now Arab states at least since the Babylonian Captivity (597 BCE), about 2,600 years ago. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Lithuanian Jews (known in Yiddish and Haredi English as Litvish (adjective) or Litvaks (noun)) are Ashkenazi Jews with roots in Lita, a region including not only present-day Lithuania but also Latvia, much of Belarus and the northeastern SuwaÅ‚ki region of Poland. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malawi. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... Jews of the Bilad el-Sudan יהודים הבילד אל-סודן (Hebrew) describes West African Jewish communities who either had their connection with known Jewish communities from the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, and Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... This article is a brief outline of the history of the Bessarabian Jews . ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Montenegro() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city)  Podgorica Official languages Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence from Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Morocco. ... Mizrahi Jews, or Mizrahim (מזרחי Easterner, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; plural מזרחים Easterners, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) sometimes also called Edot HaMizrah (Congregations of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Myanmar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Namibia. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... // History As a result of the Inquisition, many Sephardim (so-called Spanish Jews) left the Iberian peninsula at the end of the 15th century and throughout the 16th century, in search for religious freedom. ... Name applied to Jews who migrated to London from The Netherlands during the latter part of the 19th century. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands_Antilles. ... Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nicaragua. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... // History The Jewish community of Nigeria has an interesting history. ... The Bnai Ephraim (Children of Ephraim) of Nigeria numbered in 1930 about 2000 people in 400 families in 20 small villages in the Ondo district of southwestern Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... The Jews in Norway have a long history. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Pakistan. ... Prof. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Panama. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... As of 2005 the population of Jews in the Philippines stands at the very most 500 people. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Chronology of Jewish Polish history: 960 A Jewish merchant from Spain, Ibrahim Ibn Jaqub (Abraham ben Jakov), travels to Poland and writes the first description of the country. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Painting of the Amsterdam Esnoga — considered the mother synagogue by the Spanish and Portuguese Jews — by Emanuel de Witte (ab. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Mountain Jews, or Juhuro, are Jews of the eastern Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan. ... The vast territories of the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest Jewish population in the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Rwanda. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Jews of the Bilad el-Sudan יהודים הבילד אל-סודן (Hebrew) describes West African Jewish communities who either had their connection with known Jewish communities from the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, and Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_(state)_(bordered). ... Anthem: Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city)  Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Parliamentary republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  - Formation 8th century   - Independence c. ... Jews first arrived in what is now the Republic of Serbia in Roman times. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore_(bordered). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia_(bordered). ... Oberlander Jews are Ashkenazic, Western Yiddish speaking Jews originating in the Oberland region of Hungary and the disctrict surrounding Bratislava in Slovakia. ... This article addresses the History of the Jews in Carpathian Ruthenia. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Jewish community in South Africa is the largest in Africa, and, although shrinking due to emigration, it remains one of the most Orthodox communities in the world. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Languages Ladino also Judæo-Portuguese, Catalanic, and Shuadit Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Sephardi Jews (Hebrew: ספרדי, Standard Tiberian ; plural ספרדים, Standard Tiberian ) are a subgroup of Jews originating in the Iberian Peninsula, usually defined in contrast to Ashkenazi Jews; frequently used... The Golden age of Jewish culture in Spain, also known as the Golden Age of Arab Rule in Spain, refers to a period of history during the Muslim occupation of Spain in which Jews were generally accepted in Spanish society and Jewish religious, cultural, and economic life blossomed. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sudan. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Suriname. ... Jodensavanne was an attempt to establish a autonomous jewish territory in Suriname. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Swaziland. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Syria. ... Syrian Jews derive their origin from two groups: those who inhabited the region of todays Syria from the ancient times and those Sephardim who fled to Syria after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain (1492 CE). ... Kurdish Jews (יהדות כורדיסתאן Jews of Kurdistan, Standard Hebrew Yehudi Kurdistan) are the ancient Jewish communities inhabiting the region today known as Kurdistan, roughly covering parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Syria. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tajikistan. ... Bukharan Jews got their name from the Uzbek city of Bukhara, which once had a large community. ... Bukharan Jews (Bukhoran Jews, Bukhari Jews) is a blanket term for Jews from Central Asia who speak Bukhori, a dialect of the Persian language. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Mizrahi Jews, or Mizrahim (מזרחי Easterner, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; plural מזרחים Easterners, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) sometimes also called Edot HaMizrah (Congregations of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Languages Ladino also Judæo-Portuguese, Catalanic, and Shuadit Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Sephardi Jews (Hebrew: ספרדי, Standard Tiberian ; plural ספרדים, Standard Tiberian ) are a subgroup of Jews originating in the Iberian Peninsula, usually defined in contrast to Ashkenazi Jews; frequently used... Kurdish Jews (יהדות כורדיסתאן Jews of Kurdistan, Standard Hebrew Yehudi Kurdistan) are the ancient Jewish communities inhabiting the region today known as Kurdistan, roughly covering parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Syria. ... Mizrahi Jews, or Mizrahim (מזרחי Easterner, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; plural מזרחים Easterners, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) sometimes also called Edot HaMizrah (Congregations of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkmenistan. ... Bukharan Jews (Bukhoran Jews, Bukhari Jews) is a blanket term for Jews from Central Asia who speak Bukhori, a dialect of the Persian language. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uganda. ... The Abayudaya (Abayudaya is Luganda for People of Judah[2][3], analogous to Children of Israel) are a Baganda community in eastern Uganda near the town of Mbale, who practice Judaism. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... This article addresses the History of the Jews in Carpathian Ruthenia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are Americans who are also Jews. ... 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Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands. ... Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Yemen. ... Yemenite Jews (תֵּימָנִי, Standard Hebrew Temani, Tiberian Hebrew Têmānî; plural תֵּימָנִים, Standard Hebrew Temanim, Tiberian Hebrew Têmānîm) are those Jews who live, or whose recent ancestors lived, in Yemen (תֵּימָן far south, Standard Hebrew Teman, Tiberian Hebrew Têmān), on the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula. ... Mizrahi Jews, or Mizrahim (מזרחי Easterner, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; plural מזרחים Easterners, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) sometimes also called Edot HaMizrah (Congregations of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East. ... The Jewish exodus from Arab lands refers to the 20th century emigration of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from majority Arab lands. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zimbabwe. ... The Lemba or Lembaa are a group of people numbering 70,000 in southern Africa. ... The Jews of Rusape, Zimbabwe are a group of about 4,000 people who practice a form of Judaism that is unique solely to their community. ... Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have had close ties with Africa, going back to Abrahams sojourns in Egypt, and later the Israelite captivity under the Pharoahs. ... This page is a list of Jews. ...

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Jews and Judaism Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ...

         

Who is a Jew? · Etymology · Culture Image File history File links Star_of_David. ... Image File history File links Menora. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up Jew in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions of individuals who identify as secular Jews, or even those of religious Jews working in cultural areas not generally considered to be connected...

Judaism · Core principles
God · Tanakh (Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim)
Talmud · Halakha · Holidays
Passover · Prayer  · Tzedakah
Ethics · Mitzvot (613) · Customs · Midrash Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... There are a number of basic Jewish principles of faith that were formulated by medieval rabbinic authorities. ... At the bottom of the hands, the two letters on each hand combine to form יהוה (YHVH), the name of God. ... Tanakh (Hebrew: ‎) (also Tanach, IPA: or , or Tenak, is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. ... Tora redirects here. ... Neviim [נביאים] or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). ... Ketuvim is the third and final section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible). ... The first page of the Vilna Edition of the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berachot, folio 2a The Talmud (Hebrew: תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. ... Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה; also transliterated as Halakhah, Halacha, Halakhot and Halachah with pronunciation emphasis on the third syllable, kha), is the collective corpus of Jewish religious law, including biblical law (the 613 mitzvot) and later talmudic and rabbinic law as well as customs and traditions. ... A Jewish holiday or Jewish Festival is a day or series of days observed by Jews as holy or secular commemorations of important events in Jewish history. ... Pasch could also refer to the mathematician, Moritz Pasch, and the surname. ... Jewish services (Hebrew: tefillah/תפלה, plural tefilloth/תפלות) are the communal prayer recitations which form part of the observance of Judaism. ... Tzedakah (Hebrew: צדקה) in Judaism, is the Hebrew term most commonly translated as charity, though it is based on a root meaning justice .(צדק). In Arabic, charity is sadakah (صدقه) and an obligatory type of it, the Arabic term zakat, is considered to be one of the five pillars of Islam. ... // Jewish ethics stands at the intersection of Judaism and the Western philosophical tradition of ethics. ... Mitzvah (Hebrew: מצווה, IPA: , commandment; plural, mitzvot; from צוה, tzavah, command) is a word used in Judaism to refer to (a) the commandments, of which there are 613, given in the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) or (b) any Jewish law at all. ... Main article: Mitzvah 613 Mitzvot or 613 Commandments (Hebrew: ‎ transliterated as Taryag mitzvot; TaRYaG is the acronym for the numeric value of 613) are a list of commandments from God in the Torah. ... Minhag (Hebrew: מנהג Custom, pl. ... Midrash (Hebrew: מדרש; plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to a method of exegesis of a Biblical text. ...

Jewish ethnic divisions
Ashkenazi · Sephardi · Mizrahi Jewish ethnic divisions refers to a number of distinct Jewish communities within the worlds ethnically Jewish population. ... Languages Yiddish Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Standard Hebrew: sing. ... Languages Ladino also Judæo-Portuguese, Catalanic, and Shuadit Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Sephardi Jews (Hebrew: ספרדי, Standard Tiberian ; plural ספרדים, Standard Tiberian ) are a subgroup of Jews originating in the Iberian Peninsula, usually defined in contrast to Ashkenazi Jews; frequently used... Mizrahi Jews, or Mizrahim (מזרחי Easterner, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ; plural מזרחים Easterners, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew ) sometimes also called Edot HaMizrah (Congregations of the East) are Jews descended from the Jewish communities of the Middle East. ...

Population (historical) · By country
Israel · Iran · USA · Russia/USSR · Poland · Canada · Germany · France · England  · Scotland · India · Spain · Portugal · Latin America
Under Muslim rule · Turkey · Iraq · Syria
Lists of Jews · Crypto-Judaism Jewish population centers have shifted tremendously over time, due to the constant streams of Jewish refugees created by expulsions, persecution, and officially sanctioned killing of Jews in various places at various times. ... Jews by country Who is a Jew? Jewish ethnic divisions Ashkenazi Jews Sephardi Jews Black Jews Black Hebrew Israelites Y-chromosomal Aaron Jewish population Historical Jewish population comparisons List of religious populations Lists of Jews Crypto-Judaism Etymology of the word Jew Categories: | ... The vast territories of the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest Jewish population in the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The earliest date at which Jews arrived in Scotland is not known. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Excluding the region of Palestine, and omitting the accounts of Joseph and Moses as unverifiable, Jews have lived in what are now Arab and non-Arab Muslim (i. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Crypto-Judaism is the secret adherence to Judaism while publicly professing to be of another faith; people who practice crypto-Judaism are referred to as crypto-Jews. The term crypto-Jew is also used to describe descendants of Jews who still (generally secretly) maintain some Jewish traditions, often while adhering...

Jewish denominations · Rabbis
Orthodox · Conservative · Reform
Reconstructionist · Liberal · Karaite
Alternative · Renewal Many Jewish denominations exist within the religion of Judaism; the Jewish community is divided into a number of religious denominations as well as branches or movements. ... Rabbi, in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root word רַב, rav, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished (in knowledge). Sephardic and Yemenite Jews pronounce this word רִבִּי ribbÄ«; the modern Israeli pronunciation רַבִּי rabbÄ« is derived from a recent (18th... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmudic texts (The Oral Law) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... Conservative Judaism, (also known as Masorti Judaism in Israel predominantly), is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s. ... Reform Judaism can refer to (1) the largest stream of Judaism in America and its sibling movements in other countries, (2) a branch of Judaism in the United Kingdom, and (3) the historical predecessor of the American movement that originated in 19th-century Germany. ... Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern Jewish movement marked by views and practices including: Personal autonomy should generally override traditional Jewish law and custom, yet also take into account communal consensus Modern culture is accepted The view that Judaism is an evolving religious civilization Traditional rabbinic modes of study, as well... Liberal Judaism is a term used by some communities worldwide for what is otherwise also known as Reform Judaism or Progressive Judaism. ... Karaite Judaism or Karaism is a Jewish denomination characterized by the sole reliance on the Tanakh as scripture, and the rejection of the Oral Law (the Mishnah and the Talmud) as halakha (Legally Binding, i. ... Alternative Judaism refers to several varieties of modern Judaism which fall outside the common Orthodox/Non-Orthodox (Reform/Conservative/Reconstructionist) classification of the four major streams of todays Judaism. ... The term Jewish Renewal refers to a set of practices within Judaism that attempt to reinvigorate Judaism with mystical, Hasidic, musical and meditative practices. ...

Jewish languages
Hebrew · Yiddish · Judeo-Persian
Ladino · Judeo-Aramaic · Judeo-Arabic
Juhuri · Krymchak · Karaim · Knaanic
Yevanic · Zarphatic · Dzhidi · Bukhori The Jewish languages are a set of languages that developed in various Jewish communities, in Europe, southern and south-western Asia, and northern Africa. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... Yiddish (Yid. ... The Judæo-Persian languages include a number of related languages spoken throughout the formerly extensive realm of the Persian Empire, sometimes including all the Jewish Indo-Iranian languages: Dzhidi (Judæo-Persian) Bukhori (Judæo-Bukharic) Judæo-Golpaygani Judæo-Yazdi Judæo-Kermani Judæo-Shirazi Jud... Ladino is a Romance language, derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew. ... Judæo-Aramaic is a collective term used to describe several Hebrew-influenced Aramaic and Neo-Aramaic languages. ... The Judeo-Arabic languages are a collection of Arabic dialects spoken by Jews living or formerly living in Arabic-speaking countries; the term also refers to more or less classical Arabic written in the Hebrew script, particularly in the Middle Ages. ... Juhuri, Juwri or Judæo-Tat is the traditional language of the Juhurim or Mountain Jews of the eastern Caucasus Mountains, especially Dagestan. ... Krymchak is the Crimean Tatar language dialect spoken by the Krymchaks - Rabbanite Jews of the Crimea. ... The Karaim language is a Turkic language with Hebrew influences, in a similar manner to Yiddish or Ladino. ... Knaanic (also called Canaanic, Leshon Knaan or Judeo-Slavic) was a West Slavic language, formerly spoken in the Czech lands, now the Czech Republic. ... Yevanic, otherwise known as Yevanika, Romaniote and Judeo-Greek, was the language of the Romaniotes, the group of Greek Jews whose existence in Greece is documented since the 4th century BCE. Its linguistic lineage stems from Attic Greek and the Hellenistic Koine (Κοινή Ελ&#955... Zarphatic or Judæo-French (Zarphatic: Tsarfatit) is an extinct Jewish language, formerly spoken among the Jewish communities of northern France and in parts of what is now west-central Germany, in such cities as Mainz, Frankfurt-am-Main, and Aachen. ... Dzhidi, or Judæo-Persian, is the Jewish language spoken by the Jews living in Iran. ... Bukhori, also known as Bukharic or Bukharan, is an Indo-Iranian language. ...

Political movements · Zionism
Labor Zionism · Revisionist Zionism
Religious Zionism · General Zionism
The Bund · World Agudath Israel
Jewish feminism · Israeli politics Jewish political movements refer to the organized efforts of Jews to build their own political parties or otherwise represent their interest in politics outside of the Jewish community. ... Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is... Labor Zionism (or Socialist Zionism, Labour Zionism) is the traditional left wing of the Zionist ideology and was historically oriented towards the Jewish workers movement. ... Palestine (comprising todays Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza strip) and Transjordan (todays Kingdom of Jordan) were all part of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Kippot Sruggot: Modern Orthodox Jewish students carry the flag of Israel at a public parade in Manhattan, NY, USA Religious Zionism, or the Religious Zionist Movement, also called Mizrachi, is an ideology combining Zionism and Judaism, which offers Zionism based on the principles of Jewish religion and heritage. ... General Zionists were centrists within the Zionist movement. ... A Bundist demonstration, 1917 The General Jewish Labour Union of Lithuania, Poland and Russia, in Yiddish the Algemeyner Yidisher Arbeter Bund in Lite, Poyln un Rusland (אַלגמײַנער ײדישער אַרבײטערסבונד אין ליטאַ, פוילין און רוסלאַנד), generally called The Bund (בונד) or the Jewish Labor Bund, was a Jewish political party operating in several European countries between the 1890s and the... World Agudath Israel (The World Israeli Union) was established in the early twentieth century as the political arm of Ashkenazi Torah Judaism. ... Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious, legal, and social status of women within Judaism and to open up new opportunities for religious experience and leadership for Jewish women. ... Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

History · Timeline · Leaders
Ancient · Temple · Babylonian exile
Jerusalem (in Judaism · Timeline)
Hasmoneans · Sanhedrin · Schisms
Pharisees · Jewish-Roman wars
Relationship with Christianity; with Islam
Diaspora · Middle Ages · Kabbalah
Hasidism · Haskalah · Emancipation
Holocaust · Aliyah · Israel (History)
Arab conflict  · Land of Israel Jewish history is the history of the Jewish people, faith, and culture. ... This is a timeline of the development of Judaism and the Jewish people. ... Jewish leadership: Since 70 AD and the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem there has been no single body that has a leadership position over the entire Jewish community. ... The History of Ancient Israel and Judah provides an overview of the ancient history of the Land of Israel based on classical sources including the Judaisms Tanakh or Hebrew Bible (known to Christianity as the Old Testament), the Talmud, the Ethiopian Kebra Nagast, the writings of Nicolaus of Damascus... The Temple in Jerusalem or the Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, transliterated Bet HaMikdash) was the primary resting place of the Gods presence (shechina) in the physical world according to classical Judaism. ... Babylonian captivity also refers to the permanence of the Avignon Papacy. ... Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly القـُدْس (Al-Quds); officially in Israel أورشليم القدس (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 km²) Mayor Uri Lupolianski Web Address www. ... Main article: Religious significance of Jerusalem Jerusalem has been the holiest city in Judaism and the spiritual homeland of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE.[1] Jerusalem has long been embedded into Jewish religious consciousness. ... 1800 BCE - The Jebusites build the wall Jebus (Jerusalem). ... The Hasmonean Kingdom (Hebrew: Hashmonai) in ancient Judea and its ruling dynasty from 140 BCE to 37 BCE was established under the leadership of Simon Maccabaeus, two decades after Judah the Maccabee defeated the Seleucid army in 165 BCE. // The origin of the Hasmonean dynasty is recorded in the books... For the tractate in the Mishnah, see Sanhedrin (tractate). ... Schisms among the Jews: // First Temple era Based on the historical narrative in the Bible and archeology, Levantine civilization at the time of Solomons Temple was prone to idol worship, astrology, worship of reigning kings, and paganism. ... The word Pharisees comes from the Hebrew פרושים prushim from פרוש parush, meaning a detached one, that is, one who is separated for a life of purity. ... Combatants Roman Empire Jews of Iudaea Province Commanders Vespasian, Titus Simon Bar-Giora, Yohanan mi-Gush Halav (John of Gischala), Eleazar ben Simon Strength 70,000? 13,000? Casualties Unknown 600,000–1,300,000 (mass civilian casualties) The first Jewish-Roman War (66–73 CE), sometimes called The Great... Judaism and Christianity are two closely related Abrahamic religions that in some ways parallel each other and in other ways fundamentally diverge in theology and practice. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Jewish diaspora (Hebrew: Tefutzah, scattered, or Galut גלות, exile) is the dispersion of the Jewish people throughout Babylonia and the Roman Empire. ... Jews in the Middle Ages : The history of Jews in the Middle Ages (approximately 500 CE to 1750 CE) can be divided into two categories. ... Kabbalah (Hebrew: ‎, Tiberian: , Qabbālāh, Israeli: Kabala) literally means receiving, in the sense of a received tradition, and is sometimes transliterated as Cabala, Kabbala, Qabalah, or other permutations. ... It has been suggested that Hasidic philosophy be merged into this article or section. ... Haskalah (Hebrew: השכלה; enlightenment, intellect, from sekhel, common sense), the Jewish Enlightenment, was a movement among European Jews in the late 18th century that advocated adopting enlightenment values, pressing for better integration into European society, and increasing education in secular studies, Hebrew, and Jewish history. ... Dates of Jewish emancipation. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה, ascent or going up) is a term widely used to mean Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Arab nations Israel Arab-Israeli conflict series History of the Arab-Israeli conflict Views of the Arab-Israeli conflict International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict facts, figures, and statistics Participants Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Israel-Lebanon conflict · Arab League · Soviet Union / Russia · Israel and the United... Kingdom of Israel: Early ancient historical Israel — land in pink is the approximate area under direct central royal administration during the United Monarchy. ...

Persecution · Antisemitism
History of antisemitism
New antisemitism Persecution of Jews includes various persecutions that the Jewish people and Judaism have experienced throughout Jewish history. ... It has been suggested that Antisemite (epithet) be merged into this article or section. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... New antisemitism is the concept of an international resurgence of attacks on Jewish symbols, as well as the acceptance of antisemitic beliefs and their expression in public discourse, coming from three political directions: the political left, far-right, and Islamism. ...

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