History of the Jews in Palau
Total population | |
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<10 (excluding half-Jews)[1] | |
Languages | |
English, Hebrew, Palauan | |
Religion | |
Judaism |
The history of the
The most prominent Jewish citizen was Stuart Beck, a Jewish-American lawyer that helped negotiate the Compact of Free Association which established Palau as an independent nation in 1994, held honorary citizenship, and was named Palau's first Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 2003.[3] Larry Miller was the Associate Justice of the Palau Supreme Court.
Two cyclists from Palau represented the country at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, marking the first time that Palau sent athletes to that international sporting event.[4]
Related reading
References
- ^ "Palau Virtual Jewish History Tour".
- The Jewish Week. Archived from the originalon 28 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ http://www.palauun.org/ Palau UN website
- ^ Sokolow, Moshe (6 December 2012). "I've Got Friends in Low-lying Places..." Jewish Ideas Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2013.