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 Mizrahim
linked to: Mizrahi Jews

Oriental Jews
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continentOfOrigin Africa
Asia
countryOfOrigin Algeria
Bahrain
Bukharan Jewish communities
linked to: Bukharan Jews

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
Iraqi Jews
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Kurdish Jews
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Libyan Jews
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Moroccan Jews
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Persian Jews
Syrian Jews
Tunisian Jews
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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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Jews hasEthnicSubdivision Mizrahi Jews
Jews hasEthnicSubdivision Yemenite Jews
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Jews hasEthnicSubdivision Bukharan Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Mizrahi Jews
Judeo-Arabic usedBy Yemenite Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Iraqi Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Moroccan Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Tunisian Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Algerian Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Egyptian Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Syrian Jews
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Judeo-Arabic usedBy Yemeni Jews
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Mountain Jews relatedGroup Mizrahi Jews
Jewish diaspora hasCommunityType Mizrahi Jews
Jewish diaspora hasCommunityType Yemenite Jews
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Jewish diaspora hasCommunityType Maghrebi Jews
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Jewish diaspora hasCommunityType Syrian Jews
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Jewish diaspora hasCommunityType Iraqi Jews
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Sephardi Jews differentiatedFrom Mizrahi Jews
Mizrahi Jews alsoKnownAs Mizrahim
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Mizrahi Jews alsoKnownAs Oriental Jews
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Mizrahi Jews notableSubgroup Iraqi Jews
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Mizrahi Jews notableSubgroup Moroccan Jews
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Mizrahi Jews notableSubgroup Tunisian Jews
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Mizrahi Jews notableSubgroup Libyan Jews
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Mizrahi Jews notableSubgroup Kurdish Jews
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Shalom Aleichem usedBy Mizrahi Jews
Rabbinic Judaism majorSubtradition Mizrahi Judaism
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Romaniote Jews distinctFrom Mizrahi Jews
Gorskie Yevrei partOf Mizrahi Jews
Bukharan Jews religiousTradition Mizrahi Judaism
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Musaf usedBy Mizrahi communities
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Machzor usedBy Mizrahi Jews
Kol Nidre recitedBy Mizrahi Jews
Jewish Americans ethnicOrigin Mizrahi Jews
Palestinian Jews hasPart Mizrahi Jews
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite associatedWithCommunity Edot HaMizrach communities
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Syrian Jews subgroup Halabi Jews
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Syrian Jews subgroup Shami Jews
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Georgian Jews partOf Mizrahi Jews
Georgian Jews relatedEthnicGroup Kurdish Jews
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Italkim distinctFrom Mizrahi Jews
Moshe Katsav ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Eliyahu Sasson ethnicGroup Mizrahi Jews
Aleinu usedBy Mizrahi Jews
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit memberOfPoliticalParty Sephardim and Oriental Communities
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Jewish printing associatedWithCommunity North African Jews
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Kingship verses usedBy Mizrahi communities
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