Jewish Community of Kazakhstan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jewish_Community_of_Kazakhstan
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:communityLeader Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen (as of 2023)
gptkbp:containsCommunity Charity work
Educational programs
Religious services
Cultural events
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:governmentRelations generally positive
gptkbp:hasChabadPresence Yes
gptkbp:hasJewishSchools Yes
gptkbp:hasSynagogue Yes
gptkbp:holocaustSurvivorsSettled Yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jewish Community of Kazakhstan
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Yiddish
Kazakh
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Almaty
gptkb:Astana
gptkb:Shymkent
gptkbp:memorial Yes
gptkbp:notableEvent Opening of Beit Rachel Synagogue in 2004
gptkbp:notableInstitution Beit Rachel Synagogue, Astana
gptkbp:notableOrganization Chabad-Lubavitch Kazakhstan
Mitzvah Association
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jews
gptkb:Bukharan_Jews
gptkb:Mountain_Jews
gptkbp:population approximately 3,300 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:populationPeak late 20th century
gptkbp:postSovietRevival Yes
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn Jewish holidays
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:SovietEraStatus Religious activity restricted
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_Jewish_Restitution_Organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8