Life of Bukharian Jews in Central Asia
????Bukharian Jews are one of the most ancient communities, formed over 2 thousand years ago. They are representatives of the ✨Sephardic sub-ethnic group of Jews.⠀
????In Central Asia, Jews appeared already in the first centuries AD., however, due to the lack of written sources, the only material about their life in the antique period is oral stories preserved in Jewish families. The earliest written information about Central Asian Jews dates back to the 12th century and belongs to ????????♀️“Benjamin of Tudela”, who visited this region in the Middle Ages.
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????There are many legends and traditions associated with the arrival of Jews in Central Asia. One of them tells that the first Jews in Central Asia appeared even before the city of Bukhara, more than 2500 years ago. Achaemenid ruler - Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC conquered Babylon and allowed the captive Jews to return to their homeland - Judea.
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