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14 Facts About the Jews of New York After Israel, nowhere on Earth has more Jewish life packed into one place than New York City.
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12 Facts About the Jews of Belarus Famous for its Torah scholarship and as the birthplace of the Chabad movement
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13 Facts About the Jews of Ireland Famous for its rolling green hills and colorful culture, Ireland has had a Jewish presence for centuries.
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13 Facts About Jewish Life in the Caribbean In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, our hearts and prayers are with our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean Islands.
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10 Facts About the Jews of Romania A beautiful corner of Eastern Europe, it has been home to Jews for centuries.
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16 Facts You Should Know About the Jews of Lebanon Not too long ago, it was one of the most favorable Arab countries to live in as a Jew.
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16 Facts About the Jews of Lithuania Famous for prominent yeshivahs and their dedication to Torah study
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11 Facts About the Jews of Galicia For centuries, it was home to a thriving Jewish community whose unique identity fused chassidic warmth, Torah scholarship, and strong Jewish values.
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14 Facts About the Jews of Afghanistan Afghanistan today hardly seems a place for a Jew to call home, yet for hundreds of years it hosted a large, flourishing Jewish community.
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15 Facts About the Jews of Poland For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most vibrant Jewish community in the world. The country overflowed with Jewish life, in large cities like Warsaw, Krakow, and Lublin, and in the hundreds of shtetls that dotted the landscape.
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16 Facts About the Jews of India India was a surprising hub of Jewish life for centuries.
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16 Facts About the Jews of Georgia Discover the vibrant Jewish community at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
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13 Facts About the Jews of Gibraltar Gibraltar’s Jews are known for their widespread observance of Jewish law, maintaining strong traditions amid broader assimilation.
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13 Facts About the Jews of Djerba The island of Djerba is home to one of the few remaining Jewish communities in the Muslim world.
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16 Facts About the Jews of Iraq It was once home to one of the oldest and most influential Jewish communities in the world—second only to the Land of Israel.
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11 Facts About Kurdish Jews Kurdistan is often in the news, as the region is a battleground between several countries. But did you know that the region was home to a thriving Jewish community?
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12 Facts About the Jews of England From radical hatred to royal honor, their story is truly one of thorns and roses.
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15 Facts You Should Know About the Jews of France The country with the largest Jewish population, after the Land of Israel and the United States, French Jews have experienced both severe persecution and incredible growth.
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13 Facts You Should Know About Bukharian Jews Bukharian Jews have a rich history that spans thousands of years.
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13 Facts About the Jews of Ukraine Weathering centuries of pogroms, blood libels, Nazi massacres, and Soviet rule, the Jewish community of Ukraine has shown incredible resilience.
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10 Facts About the Nash Didan Jews The community now lives in Israel and the U.S., where their unique language, Lishan Didan, is facing extinction.
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12 Facts About the Jews of Japan Believe it or not, this island nation has been home to a vibrant Jewish community for over 150 years.
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14 Facts About the Jews of Thailand Would you believe that it is a place where thousands reconnect with their Judaism?
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17 Facts About the Jews of Russia From Tsarist times through Communism to the modern era, Russia’s Jews have seen it all and not only survived but thrived.
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12 Facts About the Little-Known Jews of Cuba In the decades leading up to the revolution, Cuba was home to a diverse and flourishing Jewish community with everything needed to live a full Jewish life.
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8 Places in Europe Given Biblical Names by Jews Invariably, we would give our new homeland a name from the Bible.
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14 Facts About the Krymchak Jews of Crimea The ancient Jewish community of the Crimean Peninsula who adopted the language, lifestyle, and dress of their Tatar neighbors while remaining steadfast in Jewish belief and practice.
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10 Facts About the Jews of Brazil Brazil has an ancient Jewish presence and was home to the first synagogue and rabbi in all of the Americas!
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11 Facts About the Jews of Turkey Turkey has an ancient, uninterrupted Jewish presence spanning millennia, with communities that once ranked among the largest and most influential in all of Jewish history.
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9 Facts About the Jews of Sweden Sweden is home to a significant Jewish community with a relatively recent history.
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Extreme Judaism! 12 Facts About Jewish Life in the Polar Regions While there isn’t a synagogue at the North Pole (yet!), there has been, and there still is, a Jewish presence not far from the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
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8 of the Most Remote Chabad Houses on Earth Have you visited any of them?
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13 Facts You Should Know About Jewish Krakow Once among Europe’s largest and most influential communities, rich with scholarship and synagogues.
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12 Facts About Jerusalem's Historic Jewish Community For hundreds of thousands of Jews of all types and stripes, it’s not just a dream—it’s home.
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14 Facts You Should Know About the Jews of China Did you know that China has been home to Jewish communities for centuries?
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18 Facts You Should Know About Yemenite Jews Yemen was historically home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world.
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10 Facts About Jewish Life in the UAE The UAE is home to a thriving Jewish community, featuring Chabad-sponsored synagogues, summer camps, abundant opportunities for Jewish education, and kosher restaurants.
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19 Facts about the Jews of Argentina A pogrom in the Americas, Jewish cowboys roaming the streets, and more facts you didn't know.
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19 Facts About Moroccan Jews At times, they were welcomed, and at times, they were persecuted, but the Jewish presence remained throughout.
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15 Facts About the Jews of Greece Descendants of the first established Greek Jewish Community are known as Romaniotes. They were joined by Ladino-speaking Sephardim.
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23 Facts About the Jews of Rome Neither Ashkenazim nor Sephardim, Rome’s Jews have a 2,000-year-old history, their own dialect, and a rich and ancient culture.
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19 Facts About the “Mountain Jews” Virtually cut off from other Jewish centers, the Mountain Jews developed their own way of life.
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17 Facts About Australian Jews Australia’s Jewish community is uniquely cohesive and traditional.
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14 Facts About Jewish Amsterdam A haven for Jews escaping religious persecution, Amsterdam was a center of Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewish life.
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14 Facts About Syrian Jews Learn about an ancient Jewish community that lives on in Israel, the U.S. and elsewhere…
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15 Facts About Yekkes, the Jews of Germany Among the cultures that make up the Jewish nation, the Jews from Germany occupy a special place.
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14 Facts About the Historic Jewish Communities in Egypt A century ago, there was a thriving Jewish community in Egypt, as there had been since before the Second Temple. Learn more about this unique Sephardic community that has all-but disappeared.
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11 Facts About the Mzab Jews of the Sahara In the northwestern corner of the Sahara, a Jewish community lived and thrived amid the sand and heat.
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10 Facts About Persian Jews Jewish people have been living in Persia (roughly modern-day Iran) since the second part of the First Temple era.
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13 Facts About Hungarian Jews Today Today Hungary is home to approximately 80,000 Jewish people, most of whom are native Hungarian Jews.
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9 Facts About the Jews of Canada The current Jewish population of Canada is estimated at almost 400,000, making it the fourth-largest in the world, after Israel, the US, and France.
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