Jews Around the Globe

Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Mizrahi and Ethiopian Jews

Just because Israel is a Jewish country doesn't mean all its Jews are the same.

The People of the Book on the Emerald Isle.

Learn some choice phrases, including the most epic sneeze response ever, in this Sephardic language also known as Judeo-Spanish.

This Sephardic language, also known as Judeo-Spanish, has a rich history and is more accessible than you think.

How Jews fleeing Spain and Portugal transformed the region.

This custom is a treasured part of Moroccan Jewish and other Mizrahi marriage celebrations.

Sephardic Jews have a rich history, and over time they have developed their own traditions, customs, and laws.

Iranian Jewry under the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Jews from Arab lands are gaining more and more influence in Israeli society.

This site in Iraqi Kurdistan was a major Jewish gathering spot on Shavuot.

Women in the Beta Israel in Ethiopian society are mainly domestic and have strict purity laws.

Challenges encountered by these women in their new society.

The many ethnic and religious subgroups within the Jewish community.

The land where Hitler once ruled has a burgeoning Jewish community.