History of the Jews in Uzbekistan
Total population | |
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9,865 Russian Jews, Ashkenazi Jews |
The history of the Jews in Uzbekistan refers to the history of two distinct communities; the more religious and traditional
There were 94,900
There are 12 synagogues in Uzbekistan.[4]
Fergana Jewish community
Semyon Abdurakhmanov is the head of the Fergana Jewish community. There are six synagogues in the Valley. There are several hundred Jews in Fergana, Namangan, and Kokand, with about 1,300 total in the area. Abdurakhmanov has said that the biggest problem faced by the Jewish Uzbek community is the economy.
During the
Historical demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1926 | 37,896 | — |
1939 | 50,676 | +33.7% |
1959 | 94,488 | +86.5% |
1970 | 103,058 | +9.1% |
1979 | 100,067 | −2.9% |
1989 | 95,104 | −5.0% |
2021 | 9,865 | −89.6% |
Source:
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The Jewish population of Uzbekistan (then known as the
Between 1989 and 2021, around ninety percent of Uzbekistan's Jewish population left Uzbekistan and moved to other countries, mostly to Israel.[9]
In the 2021 census, there were almost 10,000 Jews in Uzbekistan, diffused over the country. Over 1,000 were in Bukhara, and almost 1,500 were in Samarkand; around 1,300 were in Fergana, and over 3,700 were in Tashkent. The remaining 2,300 were spread around the country in smaller numbers.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.
- ^ World Jewish Population 2001, American Jewish Yearbook, vol. 101 (2001), p. 561.
- ^ "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.
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- ^ "Приложение Демоскопа Weekly". Demoscope.ru. 2013-01-15. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.
- ^ "YIVO | Population and Migration: Population since World War I". Yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "The Jewish Community of Uzbekistan". The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "tab30.XLS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.