• PEOPLE NAME: PORTUGUESE JEWS OF ISRAEL

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PEID: 11758

ROP: 108133

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Jewish Peoples

People Cluster: Jews

Language: Portuguese - (por)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Israel

Also found in: Brazil; Netherlands; Suriname

Population: 2,700

Global Population: 129,925


PEID: 11758

ROP: 108133

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Portuguese Jews of Israel, numbering 2,700, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Jews people cluster within the Jewish Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 129,925 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Portuguese. The primary religion practiced by the Portuguese 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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