Jews in Uzbekistan.

Post #426,202 by static 11/4/18 1:11:51 AM 11/4/18 1:11:51 AM Reply	Jews in Uzbekistan. There have long been odd little pockets of Jews all around that part of the world. Apparently, there are one or two stops on the Trans-Siberian Railway that are essentially Jewish towns. It is known that a major centre of Jewish learning was in Persia for many hundreds if not thousands of years. They were descendants of those carted away from their homeland by the Babylonians. We know that a lot went back under the Persians, but the Bible neglects to mention that not all of them did. They may well have created pockets of Judaism north and east of there over the centuries. Wade.
Post #426,204 by Andrew Grygus 11/4/18 10:30:10 AM 11/4/18 10:30:10 AM Reply	Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia In the Russian Far East, bordering China, this was a convenient repository for Jews. At its peak, there were nearly 50,000 Jews, but upon the fall of the Soviet Union most of them emigrated. In 2010 there were only 1,628 left (less than 1% of the population), and there are probably a lot fewer now. There was a lot of adjustment in Central Asia and far flung parts of Russia at the fall of the Soviet Union. Tatars, Ukrainians, Volga Germans and other eths who had been exiled returned to their homelands. The Jews also left, primarily for Israel and the United States, but also to other countries. A lot of Koreans seem to be OK with Central Asia, though - probably heard it gets real cold in Korea. Korean soups and salads have become quite popular in Uzbekistan.
Post #426,221 by static 11/5/18 4:30:39 AM 11/5/18 4:30:39 AM Reply	If they were from what is now North Korea, they would almost certainly stay. And not just because North Korea has brutal winters and not a lot of arable land. Wade.

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