History of the Jews in Central Asia

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The history of the Jews in Central Asia dates back centuries, where Jews have lived in countries which include Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Kazakhstan

Main article: History of the Jews in Kazakhstan

Kazakh SSR. During the Holocaust
8,000 Jews fled to Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan's Jewish population rapidly increased between 1926 and 1959, being almost eight times larger in 1959 than in 1926. Kazakhstan's Jewish population slowly declined between 1959 and 1989, followed by a much larger decline after the

fall of Communism between 1989 and 2002 due to massive Jewish emigration, mostly to Israel
.

Kyrgyzstan

Main article: History of the Jews in Kyrgyzstan

Until the 20th century, most Jews living in the Kyrgyz areas were of the Bukharan Jewish community. However, during the 20th century, large numbers of European Jews began to emigrate to Kyrgyzstan which was then part of the Soviet Union, and a small number still lives in that country.

According to a census held in 1896, Jews represented about 2% of the region's total population. Ashkenazi Jews first arrived in Kyrgyzstan with its conquest by the Russians. After World War I, more and more Ashkenazi Jews came to Kyrgyzstan. During the Second World War, more than 20,000 Ashkenazi Jews fled to Kyrgyzstan from the Nazi-occupied western parts of the Soviet Union. After the Second World War, the percentage of the Jewish population began to decline and in early 2001 the Jews represented only 0.03% of the total population.[1]

Tajikistan

Main article: History of the Jews in Tajikistan

Jews and Judaism in Tajikistan have a long and varied history. Jews first arrived in the eastern part of the

Ashkenazic
Jews migrated to Tajikistan.

Turkmenistan

Jews and Judaism in Turkmenistan have a history dating back to the late 1830s when Persian Jews, fleeing persecution in Iran settled in Mary, Ýolöten, and Baýramaly. During the 1980s, the population peaked to about 2500.[2]

Uzbekistan

Main article: History of the Jews in Uzbekistan

Uzbek Jews have two distinct communities; the more religious and traditional

Bukharan Jewish community and the more progressive, Europe-extracted Ashkenazi community.[citation needed] There were 94,900 Jews in Uzbekistan in 1989. Most Uzbek Jews are now Ashkenazi due to the immigration of Bukharian Jews to Israel and the United States
.

The Jewish population of Uzbekistan (then known as the

collapse of Communism began to occur. Between 1989 and 2002, over ninety percent of Uzbekistan's Jewish population left Uzbekistan and moved to other countries, mostly to Israel
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jewish Community go Kyrgyzstan". Beit Hatfutsot Open Databases Project, The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot.
  2. ^ "Turkmenistan Virtual Jewish History Tour".

External links

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