Jewish Studies: Websites

Click on the country to access information about the history and current status of Jewish communites in that region.

Click a country name on the map to access information about the Jewish community in that region.

This encyclopedia provides the most complete picture of the history and culture of Jews in Eastern Europe from the beginnings of their settlement in the region to the present.

Click on a country to locate information about its Jewish community.

Scroll down to locate information about the Jews of Turkey.

Links to material about Jewish communities in Africa, Asia and the Carribbean.

Jews from Central Asia who speak Bukhori, a dialect of the Persian language.

Many links to resources about Jewish life in China.

From Haven to Home is a Library of Congress exhibition marking 350 years of Jewish life in America.

Barry Levinson from the Israel Broadcasting Authority recently visited Buenos Aires where he discovered that the popular Tango dance has strong Jewish origins.

These postcards were illustrated with photos of Jews from around the world (Yemen, Algeria and other of Islamic lands, Poland, Greece and other countries) dressed in their colorful contemporary dress. You can see the Jewish quarters and the daily life of Jewish people. These postcards were then widely distributed, providing European and American Jews with various aspects of Jewish culture and history (contemporary dress, household interiors, family rituals, religious celebrations and special customs)

Learn about the history of the Jewish community in Denmark.