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This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the city of Smyrna also called İzmir,Turkey There is a separate Geni Project for the Jewish families of Tire. See Jewish Community of Tire,Turkey Many Jewish people from Izmir went to Rhodes. Rabbis of Izmir (Smyrna) prior to 1937 Facebook: Izmir / Smyrna Jewish Genealogy "The Jewish Community of Izmir" Haim F. G...
from From the Rivers of Babylon to the Whangpoo: A Century of Sephardi Jewish Life in Shanghai =From Baghdad to Shanghai=One of the most interesting chapters in Shanghai's history was the growth of a vibrant Jewish community, exiles who found refuge in the city from hardship, war and persecution. Baghdadi Jews came to Shanghai via India and first settled in the foreign enclave in 1845. During t...
History of Jews in Tunisia The history of the Jews in Tunisia goes back to Roman times. As of 2011, 700 Jews were living in Tunis and 1,000 on the island of Djerba.A tradition among the descendants of the first Jewish settlers was that their ancestors settled in that part of North Africa long before the destruction of the First Temple in the 6th century BCE. The ruins of an ancient synagogue da...
This project is under construction.* from Wikipedia: History of the Jews in India - Baghdadi Jews Despite the name, the Baghdadi Jews are not exclusively of Iraqi origin: many came from Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen as well. These Jews emigrated to India around 250 years ago and settled in the city of Surat and established Synagogue and Cemetery after they move to Bombay (Mumbai). They we...
Who are the Baghdadi Jews?=In the late 18th century, Jews from Arab countries and Iran arrived in India. Collectively they are called ‘Baghdadi Jews’. Most of the ‘Baghdadi’ Jews did arrive from Baghdad but there were among them Jews who arrived from Syria, Iran, Yemen and other places in Iraq. Sometimes these Jews are collectively called ‘Iraqi Jews’. The Bene Israel Jews were called ‘Israel’ ...
The Baghdadi Trade Diaspora =The Baghdadi Trade Diaspora consisted of a small group of very religious Jewish traders who came to a place that had absolutely no Jewish life at all. They created a very strong community that has had a large impact on Singapore. The Jews today now live in a multi-cultural Republic that provides respect, religious freedom and full integration into society. Although ...
from Wikipedia: History of the Jews in Hong Kong ==1800s-1960s: origins==*Jews first arrived in Hong Kong when the territory was ceded to Great Britain by China in 1842. The Jews transferred their offices from neighboring Canton to Hong Kong and helped to develop this new port.*The Hong Kong Jewish Community was first established in 1857. The first synagogue was set up in a rental house on Holl...
You are welcome to add all Iraqi jewish people that were born, lived or died in Iraq. Don't add people who were just born to Iraqi parents. ==History of the Jews in Iraq=== Wikipedia==== Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center website האתר של המרכז למורשת יהדות בבל==The history of the Jews in Iraq (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, Babylonian Jews, Yehudim Bavlim, Arabic: اليهود العراقيون al-Yahūd al-ʿIr...