• PEOPLE NAME: MAGHREBI JEWS OF ISRAEL

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PEID: 11750

ROP: 104318

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Jewish Peoples

People Cluster: Jews

Language: Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan - (aju)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Israel

Also found in: Canada; Morocco; United States

Population: 540,000

Global Population: 583,700


PEID: 11750

ROP: 104318

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Maghrebi Jews of Israel, numbering 540,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Jews people cluster within the Jewish Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 583,700 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan. The primary religion practiced by the Maghrebi Jews is Judaism, a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.


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