The history of the Jews in Uzbekistan refers to the history of two distinct communities; the more religious and traditional Bukharan Jewish community and the Ashkenazi community.
Semyon Abdurakhmanov is the head of the Fergana Jewish community. There are six synagogues in the Valley. There are several hundred Jews in Fergana, Namangan, and Kokand, with about 1,300 total in the area. Abdurakhmanov has said that the biggest problem faced by the Jewish Uzbek community is the economy.
During the Andijan Massacre in May 2005, the Israeli Embassy in Tashkent asked Abdurakhmanov to make a lists of Jews "in case there will be a need to airlift people to Israel".[4]
The Jewish population of Uzbekistan (then known as the Uzbek SSR) nearly tripled between 1926 and 1970, then slowly declined between 1970 and 1989, followed by a much more rapid decline since 1989, when the collapse of Communism began. According to the Soviet census, there were 103,000 Jews in Uzbekistan in 1970.[8]
In the 2021 census, there were almost 10,000 Jews in Uzbekistan, diffused over the country. Over 1,000 were in Bukhara, and almost 1,500 were in Samarkand; around 1,300 were in Fergana, and over 3,700 were in Tashkent. The remaining 2,300 were spread around the country in smaller numbers.[10]
history, jews, uzbekistan, history, jews, uzbekistan, refers, history, distinct, communities, more, religious, traditional, bukharan, jewish, community, ashkenazi, community, jewish, children, with, their, teacher, samarkand, photograph, taken, sergey, prokudi. The history of the Jews in Uzbekistan refers to the history of two distinct communities the more religious and traditional Bukharan Jewish community and the Ashkenazi community Jewish children with their teacher in Samarkand Photograph taken by Sergey Prokudin Gorsky sometime between 1909 and 1915 Uzbek JewsTotal population9 865 1 LanguagesBukhori Uzbek Russian and YiddishReligionJudaismRelated ethnic groupsOther Bukharan JewsRussian Jews Ashkenazi JewsThere were 94 900 Jews in Uzbekistan in 1989 2 but fewer than 10 000 remained in 2021 around 38 of which lived in Tashkent 3 There are 12 synagogues in Uzbekistan 4 Interior of the Synagogue of BukharaContents 1 Fergana Jewish community 2 Historical demographics 3 See also 4 ReferencesFergana Jewish community editSemyon Abdurakhmanov is the head of the Fergana Jewish community There are six synagogues in the Valley There are several hundred Jews in Fergana Namangan and Kokand with about 1 300 total in the area Abdurakhmanov has said that the biggest problem faced by the Jewish Uzbek community is the economy During the Andijan Massacre in May 2005 the Israeli Embassy in Tashkent asked Abdurakhmanov to make a lists of Jews in case there will be a need to airlift people to Israel 4 Historical demographics editHistorical Uzbek Jewish populationYearPop 192637 896 193950 676 33 7 195994 488 86 5 1970103 058 9 1 1979100 067 2 9 198995 104 5 0 20219 865 89 6 Source 5 6 The Jewish population data includes Mountain Jews Georgian Jews Bukharan Jews or Central Asian Jews Krymchaks all per the 1959 Soviet census and Tats 7 The Jewish population of Uzbekistan then known as the Uzbek SSR nearly tripled between 1926 and 1970 then slowly declined between 1970 and 1989 followed by a much more rapid decline since 1989 when the collapse of Communism began According to the Soviet census there were 103 000 Jews in Uzbekistan in 1970 8 Between 1989 and 2021 around ninety percent of Uzbekistan s Jewish population left Uzbekistan and moved to other countries mostly to Israel 9 In the 2021 census there were almost 10 000 Jews in Uzbekistan diffused over the country Over 1 000 were in Bukhara and almost 1 500 were in Samarkand around 1 300 were in Fergana and over 3 700 were in Tashkent The remaining 2 300 were spread around the country in smaller numbers 10 See also edit nbsp Judaism portal nbsp Uzbekistan portalHistory of the Jews in Central AsiaReferences edit Uzbek Census 2021 data egov uz World Jewish Population 2001 American Jewish Yearbook vol 101 2001 p 561 Uzbek Census 2021 data egov uz a b Uzbek Jewish worries Archived 2013 01 04 at archive today JTA Prilozhenie Demoskopa Weekly Demoscope ru 2013 01 15 Archived from the original on 2013 10 12 Retrieved 2013 04 14 Uzbek Census 2021 data egov uz YIVO Population and Migration Population since World War I Yivoencyclopedia org Retrieved 2013 04 14 The Jewish Community of Uzbekistan The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot Retrieved 25 June 2018 tab30 XLS PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 07 14 Retrieved 2013 04 14 Uzbek Census 2021 data egov uz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title History of the Jews in Uzbekistan amp oldid 1209468411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
