10 Off-the-Grid Jewish Communities

I’m a New York Jew, but currently living in the Cayman Islands where I was surprised to meet a small Jewish community, some of which have been here for several generations. And the islands only have 70,000 people altogether.

I grew up Ashkenazi but later found that my mother's family (Lazarus) was Sephardi, expelled from Spain, went to South America then the USA in the 1840s. My father's family, from Eastern Europe arrived in the late 1890s fleeing pogroms. I would love to hear about the expelled Jews who ended up in South America. Todah for this interesting video!

You forgot the Iranian Jews. We lived in Iran for over 2500 years . Possibly The oldest Jewish community who lived in one place the longest😁

The Surinamese Jewish community also has roots in French Guiana, which they were expelled from in the 1600s. I got to spend some time in Suriname while I was living in French Guiana. The sand-floor synagogue is gorgeous, and I love that it's intentionally next door to a beautiful mosque.

I am a Jewish Ethiopian and to be both Ethiopian and Jewish I am Too much blessed

Im not Jewish. But i absolutely love this channel. Very interesting and well put together. You've gained a subscriber!

I'm from Cochin... Many of the jews here were converted to Christianity back when St Thomas apostle came here in Kerala. There are families who can trace their ancestry back 2000 years.... in Kerala kings gave jews princely positions.. there were no discrimination here.. India is one such beautiful place..

This is such a great educational video!!

We want more ... Happy to see a video from unpacked.

You have left me speechless! Excellent production! Just EXCELLENT!!

I married a Scottish Jew, from Campbeltown, Argyll. His clan were Danites who fled to Scotland after the rise of Islam, about 1500 years ago. After they got there, they gave up their religion and took up Christianity as a religion. Many “McIsaacs” don’t even recognise that they are Jewish, but they are.

We never left! My family has been in Eretz Yisrael since before the crusades, in the city of Tzfat, unfortunatly they were forced out due to the massacre in 1929.

A lot of the Shanghai Jews moved to Australia after the communist regime. I think people always gloss over the fact there’s a large population of Jewish people in Australia and our stories are purely survival 🇦🇺✡️

In the 1980s I often went to Surabaya, East Java where there was an ababdoned synagog not far from the Ministry of Education. I was told most families had emigrated to Australia. In an antiques shop I found a minature brass menorah and set of shabat candelabras... and then, on a field trip to Madura Island met a Jewish Indonesian - physically he looked typically Javanese, who claimed there were still a few families in the area. Would be interesting to learn more of the Jewish lens makers and merchants who lived in colonial Java and Singapore where there is still a very active community.

Thank you. A large part of my family is Sephardi. I am also Ashkenaz and probably also Mizrahi. I am very proud of being Jewish. There is a long history of Jews in America. Have you done an episode on that? We got here fleeing the Inquisition. And we ended up all over America. Including as Melinguen in Appalachia. Jews fought as part of the American Revolutionary Forces. The first Federal Treasury was started by Hyam Solomon, a Polish Jew. The monies from that Treasury made it possible for George Washington and his troops to Winter over in Valley Forge. It saved the Revolution. I am very proud of being Jewish. I love the episodes that you have. A Zisn Pesach!

I love this video! I know there are many more you didn’t touch upon which makes it even more amazing how far and wide Jewish people have travelled. Thank you for this video.

What a great video! Its just so sad for a group of people having to go all over the world to keep from being murdered. God bless Israel and the Jewish people all over the world.

as a Chinese, my grandparents love Jews. we enjoyed share knowledge with each other. is the best era ever. until now when my family speak about Jew or Hebrew or Isrealite or Torah handler or The Bible. we give full respect. in the day in China, the local chinese and jew suffering the same pain together in the middle of hardship (war and politics issues). one day we migration to South East Asia for trade goods and landed in (Islamic country had done divided us) at least thank God Singapore is born and we met again.

As a Jewish South African I enjoyed this video. Keep it up!

I have been to Kaifeng and been to the site of the former synagogue there. The municipal museum also has a special Jewish exhibit which one can see by paying a special admission fee. I have also been to Shanghai and visited the Jewish Quarter there.