Mizrahi Jews

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Mizrahi Jews are a Jewish ethnic group originating from Middle Eastern and North African countries, with distinct religious traditions, languages, and cultural practices shaped by centuries of life in the Islamic world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ethnic group
Middle Eastern Jews
ethno-religious group
alsoKnownAs Mizrahi Jews
surface form: Mizrahim

Mizrahi Jews
surface form: Oriental Jews
continentOfOrigin Africa
Asia
countryOfOrigin Algeria
Bahrain
Bukharan Jews
surface form: Bukharan Jewish communities

Egypt
Georgian Jewish communities
Iran
Iraq
Kurdish Jewish communities
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
Yemenite Jewish communities
cuisine Middle Eastern Jewish cuisine
culturalInfluence influenced by Arabic culture
influenced by Berber and Maghrebi cultures
influenced by Kurdish culture
influenced by Persian culture
culturalPractice distinct wedding and life-cycle customs shaped by Islamic-world surroundings
use of amulets and folk traditions influenced by local cultures
culturalRevival renewal of Mizrahi music, liturgy, and identity in late 20th century
demographics communities in Canada
communities in France
communities in Latin America
communities in the United States
large population in Israel
etymology Hebrew word "Mizrah" meaning "East" or "Orient"
heritageStatus many communities largely left or were expelled from Arab and Muslim countries in mid-20th century
historicalContext distinct from Ashkenazi Jews of Europe
distinct from Sephardi Jews of Iberian origin
lived for centuries under Islamic rule
historicalExperience experienced discrimination and marginalization in early Israeli statehood
identityDebate sometimes grouped together with Sephardi Jews in Israel
term overlaps but is not identical with Sephardi Jews
languageTradition Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Aramaic
Judeo-Kurdish
Judeo-Persian
Judeo-Tat
majorMigrationWave mass immigration to Israel after 1948
musicTradition piyyutim and liturgical music with Middle Eastern maqam scales
notableSubgroup Bukharan Jews
Georgian Jews
Mizrahi Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: Iraqi Jews

Mizrahi Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kurdish Jews

Mizrahi Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: Libyan Jews

Mizrahi Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moroccan Jews

Persian Jews
Syrian Jews
Mizrahi Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: Tunisian Jews

Yemenite Jews
politicalInfluence significant influence on Israeli politics and society
regionOfOrigin Middle East
North Africa
religion Judaism
religiousLawTradition follow Sephardi rabbinic authorities in halakha
religiousRite Mizrahi liturgical traditions
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite
socialMovement Mizrahi social justice and equality movements in Israel
timePeriod developed as a distinct category in the 20th century

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Mellah of Fez ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Moroccan Jews
Ashkenazi Jews relatedGroup Mizrahi Jews
Cohen usedBy Mizrahi Jews
Yitzhak usedIn Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Jewish communities
Yosef isCommonInRegion Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Middle Eastern Jewish diaspora
Yosef isUsedBy Mizrahi Jews
Maran usedByCommunity Mizrahi Jews
Maran culturalRegion Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Middle Eastern Jewish communities
Karo associatedWithEthnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Babylonian cantillation usedIn Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Jewish communities
Kaddish observedBy Mizrahi Jews
Jacques Derrida ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Algerian Jews
Holon demographics Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Jewish communities
Shlomo Ben-Ami ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
maqam system associatedWithCulture Mizrahi Jews
Vehi She’amda usedBy Mizrahi Jews
Seder plate tradition Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Judaism
tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai visitedBy Mizrahi Jews
subject surface form: Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Ben Ish Chai movement Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Judaism
Ben Ish Chai influenced Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Jewish communities
Kartveli Ebraelebi hasDistinctFrom Mizrahi Jews
Shas represents Mizrahi Jews
Shas targetConstituency Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Haredi Jews
Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel denomination Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Judaism
Mordechai Vanunu ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Katsav ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
subject surface form: Moshe Katsav
Amir Peretz ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Sasson Gabai ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Jew
Eydie Gormé ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Sasson associatedWith Mizrahi Jews
Jewish Israelis subgroup Mizrahi Jews
Kuwaiti Jews ethnicity Mizrahi Jews
Kuwaiti Jews culturalSphere Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Arabic-speaking Jewish world
Aharon commonAmong Mizrahi Jews
Sheetrit hasEthnicAssociation Mizrahi Jews
French Jews hasSubgroup Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Mizrahi Jews in France
Semitic peoples hasModernSubgroup Mizrahi Jews
American Sephardi Federation focus Mizrahi Jews
Yitzhak Navon ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Medieval Babylonian Jewry maintainedContactWith Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Egyptian Jewry
El Ghriba Synagogue associatedWith Mizrahi Jews
this entity surface form: Tunisian Jews
Lior Raz ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews