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Bukharan Jews
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Bukharan Jews
Bukharan Jews
, also
Bukharian Jews
or
Bukhari Jews
(
Bukharskie evrei
;
Bukharim
;
Tajik
and
Bukhori
Cyrillic: яҳудиёни бухороӣ
Yahudiyoni bukhoroī
(Bukharan Jews) or яҳудиёни Бухоро
Yahudiyoni Bukhoro
(Jews of Bukhara),
Bukhori
Hebrew Script: יהודיאני בוכאראי and יהודיאני בוכארי), also called the
Binai Israel
, are
Jews
from
Central Asia
who historically spoke
Bukhori
, a dialect of the
Tajik-Persian language
. Their name comes from the former Central Asian
Emirate of Bukhara
, which once had a sizable Jewish community. Since the
dissolution of the Soviet Union
, the great majority have
immigrated to Israel
or to the United States (especially
Forest Hills, New York
), while others have
immigrated to Europe
or
Australia
.
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