Kurdish Jewry

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kurdish_Jews
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Kurdish Jewish cultural associations
Kurdish Jewish museums in Israel
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctiveCuisine Kurdish Jewish cuisine
gptkbp:distinctiveMusic Kurdish Jewish music
gptkbp:distinctiveRituals unique wedding customs
unique holiday celebrations
gptkbp:emigrationReason Orthodox Judaism
persecution
political instability
gptkbp:historicalEvent integration into Israeli society
persecution under various regimes
mass migration to Israel in 1950-1951 (Operation Ezra and Nehemiah)
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Judeo-Aramaic
gptkbp:historicalPresence antiquity
gptkbp:historicalSynagogue gptkb:Erbil_Synagogue
gptkb:Sanandaj_Synagogue
gptkb:Zakho_Synagogue
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kurdish Jewry
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Aramaic
gptkb:Hebrew
Kurdish
gptkbp:migrationToIsrael 1950s
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Dohuk
gptkb:Sanandaj
gptkb:Zakho
gptkb:Kermanshah
gptkb:Mahabad
Erbil
Sulaymaniyah
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Yitzhak_Navon
gptkb:Yitzhak_Mordechai
gptkb:Eli_Amir
gptkb:Moshe_Gabay
gptkb:Moshe_Shimon_Barzani
gptkb:Moshe_Barazani
gptkb:Yona_Sabar
gptkb:Yitzhak_Yitzhaky
gptkbp:populationInIsrael over 200,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Kurdistan
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Mizrahi_Jews
gptkb:Sephardi_Jews
gptkb:Mountain_Jews
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:status few remain in Kurdistan
most live in Israel
gptkbp:tradition unique Jewish customs
gptkbp:traditionalDress Kurdish Jewish dress
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:art
gptkb:merchant
farmers
religious leader
peddlers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ancient_Jewish_communities_in_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6