Total population | |
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(250,000 - 450,000) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and many other places. | |
Languages | |
Hebrew (Main language for all generations); Older generation: Arabic language |
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Religion | |
Judaism |
Iraqi Jews in Israel are immigrants and descendants of the immigrants of the Iraqi Jewish communities, who now reside within the state of Israel. They number around 450,000.
In the 20th century, Iraqi Jews played an important role in the early days of Iraq's independence. Between 1950-52, 120,000-130,000 of the Iraqi Jewish community (around 75%) were transported to Israel in Operation Ezra and Nehemiah.