10 Off-the-Grid Jewish Communities

Not all Jews are, or look, Ashkenazi, and many live in diverse locations worldwide, including Israel and the Diaspora. Originating from 12 tribes in Ancient Israel, after the Babylonian conquest nearly 3,000 years ago, and the Roman Empire expulsion 2,000 years ago, Jews fled to numerous countries around the world, spawning the now far-flung Jewish Diaspora. Over time, Jewish communities were established across the globe: from Ethiopian Jews who crowned a Jewish queen and created their own holidays; to the Yemenite Jewish community that has multiple origin stories. Whether they settled in India or Libya, Cochin or Kaifang, the rich heritage and traditions Jews have passed down for generations remain steadfast in their global presence today. New channel alert https://youtube.com/@todayunpacked Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:31 History of Jewish Diaspora 1:27 Ethiopia 2:17 Libya 2:59 Yemen 3:41 India 5:10 Azerbaijan 6:02 Mali 7:00 Kaifeng 7:41 Guyana & Suriname 8:43 Shanghai 10:04 Israel Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads! https://www.youtube.com/UNPACKED?sub_confirmation=1 Recommended video—How Jews Ended Up in India and China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuOQ-eg9s_k&list=PL-DNOnmKkUaa6YEEEhDmTnLlWKc5a3TYH&index=2 We have merch! – http://shop.jewishunpacked.com/?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source=video-description&utm_campaign=merch Let’s connect: Website — https://www.jewishunpacked.com Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jewishunpacked Twitter — https://twitter.com/jewishunpacked TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@jewishunpacked Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jewishunpacked ----------- Image and footage credits: Israeli Government Press Office, Fritz Cohen, David Eldan, Ya'akov Sa'ar Duke University Libraries, Sidney D. Gamble Photographs Collection Will Folsom Point Grey Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Max Beth Hatefutsoth Russian Museum of Ethnography Simcha Jacobovici/Associated Producers Storyblocks Alex Bellink Magnes Collection, UC Berkeley Kan Archive Prelinger Archives 20th Century Studios HandMade Films, Python (Monty) Pictures Voice of America New York Public Library Archive.org, Boston Public Library, University of Toronto Cineteca Italiana, Filmoteca Española The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, The National Library of Israel The National Library of Israel. "Ktiv" Project, The National Library of Israel Paramount Pictures Joint Distribution Committee Bibliothèque nationale de France David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries National Gallery of Art Breve Storia Del Cinema AP Archive Warner Media, HBO Entertainment Television 360, Grok! Television, Generator Entertainment, Startling Television, Bighead Littlehead Batjac Productions Association of Mountain Jews in Israel STMEGI TV Shloime Zionce Younus Yousuf British Pathé The British Film Institute and the British Council Klau Library, Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion National Geographic Rijksmuseum Sapphire Films American Jewish Historical Society Museum of the City of New York Fernandes-Vroom Collection Leiden University Library Suriname-Jewish-Community The Metropolitan Museum of Art Pixabay British Library The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art, Hebrew University, Collection of Mordechai Reichinstein United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy Rabbi Jacob Ederman United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy Irene Ponevejsky Borevitz United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of Ralph Harpuder United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of Walter Gewing United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of Hannah (Mansbacher) Weill United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy Eric Goldstaub Yad VaShem Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive National Archives Administration of China Library of Congress IDF Spokesperson Unit The Jerusalem Cinemateque United States Geological Survey Dreamstime ----------- About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion. Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between. About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking. #jewish #diaspora #jewishculture