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| '''Jewish diaspora''' (]: ''Tefutzah'', or ''Galut'', "exile") refers to the dispersion of the ]ish people throughout the world. The notion of ] is commonly accepted to have begun with the ] in ]. Many ]ern Jewish communities were established then as a result of tolerant policies and remained notable centers of ] life and ] for centuries to come. One outcome of that was Babylonian ]. | '''Jewish diaspora''' (]: ''Tefutzah'', or ''Galut'', "exile") refers to the dispersion of the ]ish people throughout the world. The notion of ] is commonly accepted to have begun with the ] in ]. Many ]ern Jewish communities were established then as a result of tolerant policies and remained notable centers of ] life and ] for centuries to come. One outcome of that was Babylonian ]. | ||
| The defeat of the ] in ] and of ] in ] against the ] notably contributed to the numbers and geography of diaspora, as many Jews were scattered after losing their state ] or were sold to slavery throughout the empire. | The defeat of the ] in ] and of ] in ] against the ] notably contributed to the numbers and geography of diaspora, as many Jews were scattered after losing their state ] or were sold to slavery throughout the empire. | ||
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Jewish diaspora (Hebrew: Tefutzah, or Galut, "exile") refers to the dispersion of the Jewish people throughout the world. The notion of diaspora is commonly accepted to have begun with the Babylonian Captivity in 597 BCE. Many Middle Eastern Jewish communities were established then as a result of tolerant policies and remained notable centers of Torah life and Judaism for centuries to come. One outcome of that was Babylonian Talmud.
The defeat of the Great Jewish Revolt in 70 and of Bar Kokhba's revolt in 135 against the Roman Empire notably contributed to the numbers and geography of diaspora, as many Jews were scattered after losing their state Judea or were sold to slavery throughout the empire.
Subsequent numerous exiles and persecution, as well as political and economic conditions and opportinuties, affected the numbers and dynamics of Jewish diaspora. In today's diaspora, the largest number of Jews (5,671,000 in 2003 ) live in the United States.
Israel's Jewish population, though very diverse in background, is usually not considered as diaspora, was about 5,094,000 in 2003 . See Demographics of Israel.
According to the article by Tovah Lazaroff, Jewish people near zero growth published in Jerusalem Post on June 24, 2004.
See also
- Timeline of Jewish history
- History of the Jews in Russia and Soviet Union
- History of the Jews in Carpathian Ruthenia
- History of the Jews in Poland
- History of Israel
- History of Jews in the United States
- Jewish refugees
- Anti-Semitism and History of anti-Semitism
- Christianity and anti-Semitism
- Islam and anti-Semitism
- Arab anti-Semitism