History of the Jews in Switzerland

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title: History of the Jews in Switzerland
text: The history of the Jews in Switzerland extends back at least a thousand years. Jews and Judaism have been present in the territory of what is now Switzerland since before the emergence of the medieval Old Swiss Confederacy in the 13th century. Switzerland has Europe's tenth-largest Jewish community, with about 20,000 Jews, roughly 0.4% of the population. The majority of the Jewish communities are domiciled in the largest cities of the country, i.e. in Zürich, Geneva and Basel. The first World Zi
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date created: 2006-12-16T20:10:04Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T19:32:13Z
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