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Maghrebi Jewish
:''See Mashriqi Jews for more information about Jews in the rest of North Africa and Western Asia.'' Maghrebi Jews ( or , ''Maghrebim'') or North African Jews ( ''Yehudei Tzfon Africa'') are ethnic Jews who had traditionally lived in the Maghreb region of North Africa (''al-Maghrib'', Arabic for "the west") under Arab rule during the Middle Ages. Established Jewish communities had existed in North Africa long before the arrival of Sephardi Jews, expelled from Portugal and Spain. Due to proximity, the term 'Maghrebi Jews' ( Moroccan Jews, Algerian Jews, Tunisian Jews, and Libyan Jews) sometimes refers to Egyptian Jews as well, even though there are important cultural differences between the history of Egyptian and Maghrebi Jews. These Jews originating from North Africa constitute the second largest Jewish diaspora group. Maghrebi Jews lived in multiple communities in North Africa for over 2,000 years, with the oldest Jewish communities present during Roman times and possibly as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashriqi Jews
:''See Maghrebi Jews for more information about Jews in the rest of North Africa.'' Mashriqi Jews refers to Jews from the Arab Mashriq region that covers parts of North Africa and Western Asia. This would include the following: * History of the Jews in the Arabian Peninsula. * History of the Jews in Bahrain. * History of the Jews in Egypt. * History of the Jews in Iraq. * History of Israel (the only majority non-Arab country in the Mashriq). * History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel. * History of the Jews in Jordan. * History of the Jews in Kuwait. * History of the Jews in Lebanon. * History of the Jews in Oman. * History of the Jews in Qatar. * History of the Jews in Saudi Arabia. * History of the Jews in Sudan. * History of the Jews in Syria. * History of the Jews in the United Arab Emirates. * History of the Jews in Yemen. See also * Jews * Maghrebi Jews * Sephardi Jews * Mizrahi Jews * Berber Jews * Moroccan Jews * Adeni Jews * Yemenite Jews * Eastern S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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