Jewish heritage of Uzbekistan

A journey tracing Jewish heritage of Uzbekistan

  • 8/20/2023
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    ​Israeli Ambassador to Uzbekistan Zehavit Ben-Hillel at the Jewish school in Bukhara (Photo: Itamar Eichner)​
     
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    ​Heart in the East: A journey tracing the Jewish heritage of Uzbekistan. 

    The article by Itamar Eichener​ published on www.ynetnews.com gives the picturesque description of Jewish life in ancient Uzbek cities Bukhara and Samarkand.

    Uzbekistan is a Muslim country with a rich Jewish past; From a population of 200,000 in its heyday, only a few hundred remain, yet they have no intention of going anywhere; Here are the voices of the last Jews of Bukhara and Samarkand. 
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