5 Surprising Locations Jews Live Today

From Iquitos, Peru to Namibia, Gibraltar, Japan, and Siberia, Jewish communities are found on every continent today outside of Antarctica. Each presenting a unique flavor of Judaism, these communities have continued to cling to their Jewish culture and keep their ancient traditions alive.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Iquitos, Peru
01:53 Windhoek and Keetmanshoop, Namibia
03:52 Gibraltar
05:43 Kobe and Tokyo, Japan
07:28 Siberia, Russia
10:42 Outro

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Image and footage credits:
Victoria Rose
Constantin Oprea
keith D Harries
Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft / African Jewish Congress
Robin Travels
Yad VaShem
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Hanni Sondheimer Vogelweid
Israeli Government Press Office
Un Topo por el Mundo
Tom Avni
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Executive Producer:
— Barry Skolnick
Co-Executive Producer:
— Shmuel Katz
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[mysteriousDSF]

I'm Hungarian Catholic but I love Jews so much, I had so many problems in school and I was facing dropping out when my parents arranged that I would go to a Jewish school in spite of me not being Jewish, there I grew to love school and understood the meaning of community as though previously I hadn't find the one suited for me. I have become an ally to Jews and the Jewish cause for the rest of my life.

[AndresLeonRangel]

I love Jewish people. I have a testimony, in a Colombian airport I met a group of Israeli young adults. I approached one of their leaders and asked him where he was from. He hesitated but looked at my cinnamon skin color and told me Israel. Without hesitation I said out loud “May God bless you. May the Lord bless you and keep you. I bless you” we shook hands and he said thank you. After that God blessed me immensely. The trip was perfect, I got upgraded to a nicer hotel room, I received double portion in the restaurants and overall everything went smoothly. Bless a Jew if you see one

[JuanSprak]

I was risen under the Catholic influence but I really admire and follow the Jew history and I totally support the community, this world is big enough for all of us to live in peace and freedom.

[ruthietaylor]

God bless the Jews, a light onto the nations!

[michaellavrov]

Interesting fact, after the Soviet Union fell most of the Jews in the Jewish autonomous region left to Israel. In the early 2000s the Russian government made a program to convince the Jews who left to come back. It didn't work so well, as only 1 person returned to Birobidzhan from Israel.

[gabinoAAT]

Im Mexican Christian and stand with the Jewish community

[mcgarrtirishgal]

Love these videos, they're very informative; of all the places Jews live, I never would have guessed Namibia and Japan ..

[joalexsg]

Your channel is fantastic, utterly educational about topics which are so often sadly neglected and even unknown to many, I confess I hadn't heard of many of them myself before watching your videos, and this being said by one who often searches about rare communities to raise awareness about their unique cultures, thank you so much!

[HistoryfortheAges]

Love your videos. Also sad how many Jewish communities were forced out. Like the Jews in the Arab world. I have a short video on that topic

[d.k.]

You forgot Fukuoka in Japan (and Seoul, Korea nearby) - we've got at least 30 members here ;)

[PostSupAnglican]

My wife's family goes back to Iquitos. DNA test shows Ashkenaz ancestry but acknowledges they can't yet distinguish Sephardic from Ashkenaz reliably. I want to help sort out whether her Jewish ancestors were Moroccan or from elsewhere (possibly England). Any recommendations on how to do the research?

[jenniferbreaux]

I would love to see a video about the ancient Jewish community of India and China. Love love ur channel.

[AARONBANIN]

Love getting new video notifications from unpacked!!! Keep it up guys❤

[rdf]

The Jews definitely get around I will give them that and wherever they go they seem to have the Midas touch I bet if a few of them went to Antarctica they would have a City and Community built and thriving in under 10 years.

[nadanalia]

Jews made it to a little island in the south pacific called Tonga 🇹🇴 The Bloomfield family are the most prominent Jewish Tongans

[shojiogasavara]

Jews must preserve their religion and culture everywhere they can.

[gloryakiepper]

Thank you for your knowledge how you pass it on to others.

[danclaude]

Actually visited the community’s in Japan pretty amazing !

[wogehaha]

Nobody can destroy something God has blessed

[Elibd]

Aussie Jews are so isolated that even Jews in parts of Africa are mentioned before us. 😢✡️🇦🇺