WebMoroccan Jews constitute an ancient community. Before the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, there were about 250,000 to 350,000 Jews in the country, which gave Morocco the largest Jewish community in the Muslim world, but by 2017 only 2,000 or so remain. Jews in Morocco, originally speakers of Berber languages, Judeo-Moroccan Arabic or Judaeo …

WebThe history of the Jews in Lebanon encompasses the presence of Jews in present-day Lebanon stretching back to biblical times.Following large-scale emigration following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and much more importantly the Lebanese Civil War, the vast majority of Lebanese Jews now live in Western countries and many live in Israel. As the latest …

WebThe history of the Jews in Tunisia extended nearly two thousand years and goes back to the Punic era.The Jewish community in Tunisia is no doubt older, grew up following successive waves of immigration and proselytism before its development was hampered by anti-Jewish measures in the Byzantine Empire.The community formerly used its own …

WebThe history of the Jews in France deals with Jews and Jewish communities in France since at least the Early Middle Ages.France was a centre of Jewish learning in the Middle Ages, but persecution increased over time, including multiple expulsions and returns. During the French Revolution in the late 18th century, on the other hand, France was the first …

WebAden Colony (Arabic: مستعمرة عدن, Musta'marat 'Adan), also the Colony of Aden, was a British Crown colony from 1937 to 1963 located in the south of contemporary Yemen.It consisted of the port of Aden and its immediate surroundings (an area of 192 km 2 (74 sq mi)).. Prior to 1937, Aden had been governed as part of British India (originally as the Aden Settlement …

WebNarrow ethnic definition. In the narrower ethnic definition, a Sephardi Jew is one descended from the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century, immediately prior to the issuance of the Alhambra Decree of 1492 by order of the Catholic Monarchs in Spain, and the decree of 1496 in Portugal by order of King Manuel I.. In Hebrew, the term …

WebAden (UK: / ˈ eɪ d ən / AY-dən, US: / ˈ ɑː d ɛ n / AH-den; Arabic: عدن ʿAdin / ʿAdan Yemeni: [ˈʕæden, ˈʕædæn]) is a city, and since 2015, the temporary capital of Yemen, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some 170 km (110 mi) east of the strait Bab-el-Mandeb.Its population is approximately 800,000 people. Aden's natural harbour …

WebThe history of the Jews in Iran dates back to late biblical times (mid-1st millennium BC). The biblical books of Chronicles, Isaiah, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, contain references to the life and experiences of Jews in Persia.In the book of Ezra, the Persian kings are credited with permitting and enabling the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their Temple; its …

WebA military history of Britain: from 1775 to the present (2008) Cannon, John, ed. The Oxford Companion to British History (2003) Johnson, Douglas, et al. Britain and France: Ten Centuries (1980) Mulligan, William, and Brendan Simms, eds. The Primacy of Foreign Policy in British History, 1660–2000(Palgrave Macmillan; 2011) 345 pages; Neville ...

WebThe History of the Jews in Algeria refers to the history of the Jewish community of Algeria, which dates to the 1st century CE.In the 15th century, many Spanish Jews fled to the Maghreb, including today's Algeria, following expulsion from Spain and Portugal; among them were respected Jewish scholars, including Isaac ben Sheshet (Ribash) and Simeon …