History of the Jews in Tanzania
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| Arusha | |
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The history of the Jews in Tanzania dates back at least to the 1880s, when Yemenite, Ethiopian, and Omani Jews arrived in Tanzania. A later influx of Polish and German Jews settled in Tanzania between the 1930s and the 1950s, fleeing persecution in Nazi Europe.
History
A Jewish community has existed in the city of
Sefer Torah burned. Political and economic instability following Tanzania's independence in 1961 motivated many Tanzanian Jews to leave the country. Some Jews who remained practiced Judaism in secret or joined the Maasai people.[1]
In 2018, Chabad-Lubavitch of Zanzibar was established as the first Jewish center in the Muslim-majority province of Zanzibar.[2]
In 2019, Kehillat Beth Israel of Ottawa donated a
Sefer Torah to the Jewish community of Arusha.[3]
See also
References
- Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "Muslim Zanzibar Gets Its First-Ever Jewish Center". Chabad.org. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ^ "Emotional story: Bringing a Torah to Tanzania". Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
External links
- Tanzania, Jews Were Here
- Seder in Tanzania, Lubavitch.com
- The Jews of Arusha, Tanzania, Kulanu.org