Nakrotor

21st Century Jewish Traditions The Holocaust, or Shoah, had a decimating effect on the global Jewish community; yet pockets of Jews can still be found in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Westerners often think of Ashkenazi Jews when they think of the Jewish culture of today: the fair-skinned, stocky European Jews who populated countries like Germany, France, Poland and Hungary in large numbers prior to the Holocaust (what Jews today call the Shoah). But Jews have actually lived in just about every ethnic region of the world. In fact, the Ashkenazi Jewish community, while one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere, represents only a few of the diverse communities across the globe, and only a limited number of the cultural traditions that define the Jewish communities of the 21st century. The Ethnic Cultures of Diaspora Judaism The Greek word “ Diaspora ,” which is used today to describe the Jews who live outside of Israel, is an apt depiction of the history of the Jew. Diaspor...