List of Jews from the Arab world

From the Arab Expansion until the 1960s, Jews were a significant part of the population of Arab countries. Before 1948, an estimated 900,000 Jews lived in what are now Arab states. Here is a list of some prominent Jews from the Arab World, arranged by country of birth.

Al-Andalus

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Algeria

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Bahrain

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Egypt

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Iraq

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Ovadia Yosef

Kuwait

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Libya

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Lebanon

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Morocco

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Rabbi Shlomo Amar

Arabia

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Sudan

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Syria

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Tunisia

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Yemen

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See also

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Footnotes

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