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Who are the original Jews of ancient Africa?

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The most ancient communities of African Jews are the Ethiopian, Sephardi, and Mizrahi Jews of North Africa and the Horn of Africa. In the seventh century, many Spanish Jews fled persecution under the Visigoths to North Africa, where they made their homes in the Byzantine-dominated cities along the Mediterranean coast. read more

You're the right one to ask this one, Jeremiah! It appears that Jews migrated from the Kingdom of Judah to Egypt (Africa) at least as early as the eighth century BCE. read more

As Jews were exiled from their traditional homeland (an event known as the Diaspora) thanks to various ancient empires, they dispersed into other parts of the world - notably Spain (Sephard), Germany and other parts of Europe (Ashkenaz); But some also went into Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and many other places. read more

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