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List of Asian Jews

 
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Since Antiquity, a number of Jewish communities have been established in many parts of Asia migrating or fleeing eastward from their place of origin in Mesopotamia. Some examples of ancient Jewish communities in Asia are: In Iran (Persian Jews) and Iraq (Iraqi Jews); the Georgian Jews and Mountain Jews of the Caucasus; the Bene Israel, the Baghdadi Jews and the Cochin Jews of India (Jews in India); and the Bukharian Jews of Central Asia. China once had an established Jewish community in Kaifeng.

Here is a partial list of some prominent Asian Jews, arranged by country of origin. Note that those regions of Asia where Arabic or Russian or Turkish predominate are excluded from this list (except for the Baghdadi Jews from India and Southeast Asia); see Arab Jews, Ashkenazi Jews and Sephardi Jews for information on these populations.

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Azerbaijan

China

Georgia

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

  • Mariana Renata, Indonesian model and actrees (Jewish father, converted to Catholicism)
  • Xaviera Hollander, writer (Indonesian-born; Jewish father)
  • Yapto Soerjosoemarno, Indonesian politician (Jewish mother).
  • Yaacov Baruch, Indonesian Jewish Community leader in Manado. He descended from Dutch-Jews Van Beugen family, according to the Jewish Times. [1]
  • Dr Hary Elias (Indonesian born, Jewish mother). Technopreneur and venture capitalist. Managing Director of www.itravelindonesia.com .

Iran/Persia

Japan/Korea

See also Japanese article

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Burma/Myanmar

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Tajikistan

Mongolia

Sumati Lusandendev, most famous Jewish Mongol and leader of Mongolian Jewish Community

Thailand

  • Morris Hardoon Businessman and Manufacturer of leading FMCG goods manufacturer
  • Jack Hardoon Graduate Gemologist (eldest son of Morris and Wanee Hardoon) father of Andrew And Warren Hardoon.
  • Abby Hardoon Internet Entrepreneur and founder of Host Europe Plc - UK based - recently launched Daily.co.uk, a UK based Internet hosting solutions provider(son of Morris Hardoon)
  • Iris Hardoon (daughter of Morris Hardoon)

Uzbekistan

See also

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