History of the Jews in Belgium
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The history of the Jews in Belgium goes back to the 1st century CE until today. The Jewish community numbered 66,000 on the eve of the Second World War[4] but after the war and The Holocaust, now is less than half that number.
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Total population | |
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30,000-42,000[1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Antwerp, Brussels | |
Languages | |
Dutch, French, Hebrew, Yiddish or other languages | |
Religion | |
Judaism, or irreligious | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardi Jews[3] |
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Today, Belgium is home to more than 42,000 Jews,[2] of whom two-thirds live in Antwerp.