Kurdish Jews in Israel
Total population | |
---|---|
150,000 - 300,000 Judeo-Aramaic | |
Religion | |
Judaism |
History
Immigration of Kurdish Jews to the Land of Israel initiated during the late 16th century, with a community of rabbinic scholars arriving to Safed, Galilee, and a Kurdish Jewish quarter had been established there as a result. The thriving period of Safed however ended in 1660, with Druze power struggles in the region and an economic decline.
Many Kurdish Jews, especially the ones who hail from
Since the early 20th century, some Kurdish Jews had been active in the
The vast majority of Kurdish Jews were
The Times of Israel reported on September 30, 2013: "Today, there are almost 200,000 Kurdish Jews in Israel, about half of whom live in Jerusalem. There are also over 30 agricultural villages throughout the country that were founded by Kurdish Jews."[10] Today, the large majority of the Jews of "Kurdistan" and their descendants live in Israel.
Settlements
- Agur
- Avital
- Azaria
- Beit Yosef
- Givolim
- Ein HaEmek
- Ein Ya'akov
- Even Sapir
- Meitav
- Mlilot
- Nes Harim
- Neve Michael
- Patish
- Prazon
- Sdei Trumot
- Shibolim
- Talmei Bilu
- Revaha
- Yardena
- Zekharia
Notable people
- Moshe Barazani
- Zvi Bar
- Ofer Levi
- Yosef Shiloach
- Yitzhak Mordechai
- Itzik Kala
- Mickey Levy
- Mossi Raz
- Ran Raz
- Yona Sabar
- Uri Malmilian
- Haviv Shimoni
- Itzik Shmuli
- Zvi Yehezkeli
- Miki Geva
- Or Sasson
- Itamar Ben-Gvir
- Idan Amedi
- Yehezkel Zakai
- Yehezkel Mizrahi
See also
- History of the Jews in Kurdistan
- Jewish ethnic divisions
- Aliyah
- Iranian Jews in Israel
- Iraqi Jews in Israel
- Turkish Jews in Israel
- Demographics of Israel
- Iraqi Kurdistan–Israel relations
- Palestinian Jews
References
- ^ "Kurdish Jewish Community in Israel". Jcjcr.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ Berman, Lazar (September 30, 2013). "Cultural pride, and unlikely guests, at Kurdish Jewish festival". timesofisrael.com.
- ^ "Inside the Unlikely, Unofficial Ties Between Israel and the Kurds". Haaretz.
- ^ "Kurdish Jewish Community in Israel". Jcjcr.org. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ Berman, Lazar (September 30, 2013). "Cultural pride, and unlikely guests, at Kurdish Jewish festival". timesofisrael.com.
- ^ "Kurdistan". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "מגורשי ספרד בעיראק – הוצאת דרכון פורטוגלי – משרד עו"ד בת"א וירושלים".
- ^ Mamostaye Kurd. "The Kurdish Jews in Transition: From Kurdistan to Israel". Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ "Publicity seeking Kurdish official brings back memories of Jewish Kurd aliya fiasco". www.jpost.com.
- ^ "Ancient pride, and unlikely guests, at Kurdish Jewish festival". timesofisrael.com.