accomplished warriors and horseback riders. Mountain Jews are distinct from Georgian Jews of the Caucasus Mountains. The two groups are culturally differentiated:...

The history of the Jews in Kazakhstan connects back to the history of Bukharan and Juhuro Mountain Jews. Kazakh Jews have a long history. At present,...

Kuwaiti Jews, Bahraini Jews, Qatari Jews, Omani Jews, Algerian Jews, Libyan Jews, Moroccan Jews, Tunisian Jews, Iranian Jews, Bukharian Jews, Afghan Jews, and...

Today, the vast majority of Iranian Jews reside in Israel and the United States. The Israeli community of Iranian Jews is mostly concentrated in the cities...

history of the Jews in Azerbaijan dates back many centuries. Today, Jews in Azerbaijan mainly consist of three distinct groups: Mountain Jews, the most sizable...

Jews, Syrian Jews, Lebanese Jews, Persian Jews, Afghan Jews, Bukharian Jews, Kurdish Jews, Mountain Jews, Georgian Jews. Some also include the North-African...

Mountain Jews in Israel, also known as the Juhurim, refers to immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Mountain Jewish communities, who now...

though silver is common, especially used in crowning the yad. The Mountain Jews had a particular way of handling pointers: they were held in pairs forming...

distinct from neighboring Mountain Jews. As a result of a major emigration wave in the 1990s, the vast majority of Georgian Jews now live in Israel, with...

The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted...