Kurdish Jews
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Kurdish Jews are a historically distinct Jewish community from the Kurdistan region, known for their unique blend of Kurdish culture, Jewish religious traditions, and preservation of various Neo-Aramaic dialects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurdish Jews canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ethnic group
ⓘ
Mizrahi Jews ⓘ |
| communityCenterInIsrael |
Beersheba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Qiryat Shemona NERFINISHED ⓘ Safed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Kurdish culture
ⓘ
Middle Eastern Jewish traditions ⓘ |
| ethnoreligiousIdentity | Jewish ⓘ |
| heritageLanguageStatus | many Neo-Aramaic dialects endangered ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Northeastern Syria
ⓘ
Northern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageTraditionallySpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Kurdish NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| majorDiasporaCountry |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorMigrationWaveToIsrael | 1950s ⓘ |
| notableDialect |
Hulaula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lishan Didan ⓘ Lishanid Noshan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zakho Jewish Neo-Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForMigration | persecution and instability in Iraq and surrounding regions ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Kurdistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfIdentification |
Jews of Kurdistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdistani Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDance | Kurdish circle dances ⓘ |
| traditionalDressInfluence | Kurdish traditional clothing ⓘ |
| traditionalMusicStyle | Kurdish Jewish folk music ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
Agriculture
ⓘ
Crafts ⓘ Trade ⓘ |
| traditionalRite |
Mizrahi rite
ⓘ
Sephardi rite ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.