Diaspora

Diaspora Jewry is the collective name for the Jewish communities outside of the Land of Israel. Historically, these communities go back to big historical events like the Babylonian exile, the siege of Jerusalem and the expulsion from Spain. Today, the biggest Diaspora communities exist in the United States, France, Canada, the UK and Russia.

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 German troops entering Warsaw after surrender of city in 1939.

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 Map of Tajikistan showing the capital, Dushanbe

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 Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman visits a Ukrainian Jew injured during Russian shelling of Kyiv on June 2, 2023

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Celebrate Israel parade 2022 in Manhattan ,New York, May 22, 2022.

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 Entrance gate at Auschwitz concentration camp

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