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"More than 1,500 Jewish families, numbering 4,000 persons, fell in one day." [11] 1090 Granada was captured by Yusuf ibn Tashfin, King of the Almoravides. The Jewish community, believed to have sided with the Christians, was destroyed. Many fled, penniless, to Christian Toledo. [12] 1095–1291
Jewish history is the history of the Jews, their nation, religion, and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions, and cultures. Jews originated from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah , two related kingdoms that emerged in the Levant during the Iron Age .
Since November 2003, a Sunday school for children has been operating in the community, where children study Hebrew, as well as the history and traditions of the Jewish people. The community also actively runs youth and family clubs. [2] In 2009, Tatyana Viktorovna Yakubovskaya became the chairperson of the community. [6]
The Holocaust of the Jewish people (from the Greek ὁλόκαυστον (holókauston): holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt"), also known as Ha-Shoah (Hebrew: השואה), or Churben (Yiddish: חורבן), as described in June 2013 at Auschwitz by Avner Shalev (Director of Yad Vashem) is the term generally used to describe the murder of ...
Jews from Poland predominated in the community, and most of them worked in some aspect of the clothing industry. David Solis-Cohen, the noted author, [65] was a leader in the Oakland Jewish community in the 1870s. In 1879 Oakland's growing Jewish community organized a second congregation, a strictly orthodox group, Poel Zedek.
Jewish Heritage Month is an annual observance that celebrates the rich history, culture, and contributions of Jewish communities around the world. While specific dates and the name of the observance may vary by country, the essence of the celebration remains consistent: to recognize and honor the Jewish heritage and its impact on various societies.
Egyptian Alexandria Jewish choir of Rabbin Moshe Cohen at Samuel Menashe synagogue, Alexandria. Jewish girls from Alexandria in 1955 for their confirmation service, a ritual similar to a Bat Mitzvah. The history of the Jews in Alexandria dates back to the founding of the city by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE. [1]
In the 19th century, most Jews from Montreal were of British Sephardic origins, and Montreal did not have a German-Jewish elite that other communities had. [5]Bernard Spolsky, author of The Languages of the Jews: A Sociolinguistic History, stated that "Yiddish was the dominant language of the Jewish community of Montreal".