Why Uzbekistan’s Jews already miss the iron fist of their late ruler. Numbering 13,000 in a Sunni-dominated country of 32 million, a minority learned to appreciate stability over freedom.

“We are brothers, the Muslims and the Jews, and we live like it, too,” says Yossif Tilayev, the makeshift rabbi of a Jewish population of 200 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan’s second city, and ...

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In Uzbekistan, however, Jews say anti-Semitism is limited to the occasional spat with a neighbor or to off-hand remarks that blame “Jews” for things like bad weather.

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Uzbekistan's textbooks promote tolerance, acceptance of Jews, report finds The report, published by IMPACT-se, shows remarkable acceptance of Jews and Jewish history, focusing on collaborations ...

The Israeli and Jewish community in the UAE has grown more visible since 2020, when the Gulf Arab country established official ties with Israel under a U.S.-brokered agreement.

Textbooks used in schools in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan offer generally fair and even positive depictions of the Jewish people, according to a series of reports published by the ...

The Jewish community in Uzbekistan will receive protection, like other minorities, rabbi says even after the passing of the Uzbeki president. By JTA SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 21:17 Updated: SEPTEMBER 4 ...

Why Uzbekistan’s Jews already miss the iron fist of their late ruler While stability comes at the cost of certain personal liberties, some in the small community of 13,000 prefer it that way ...