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The region used to be called Judea, and was the home of the Jews. Then the Romans conquered it; they wanted to sever the link between the Jews and the land, so they renamed it to 'palestina', after the ancient, sea-faring Philistines.

When the Romans conquered the area and Jews were forced to live under Roman rule, life grew progressively difficult. And when finally the Jews were exiled, they were scattered across the globe. Thus today, there are Jews in almost all countries, from Japan to Sweden. They all share the same religion, though, even though culturally there are of course many differences.

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