24 Iyyar 5785
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History
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Introduction
The Origin and Sources of the Jewish Community, Forced Conversion and Detachment from Jewish Centers...
After the Russian Conquest
When Russia conquered Central Asia in 1864–88 the Jews welcomed the Russians and even aided them...
Under the Soviets
Military actions carried out after the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917 were regarded by the Bukharan Jewish masses as a further manifestation...
The Literature of Bukharan Jewry
Until the beginning of the 16th century the Jews of Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia constituted one community...
Immigration to Israel
The first information about Jews immigrating to the Holy Land from Central Asia dates to the beginning of the 19th century...
Costume
Before the Russian Revolution, Bukhara and the other towns of Uzbekistan were distinguished by the splendor of their costumes...
Jewelry
Jewelry formed part of a girl's dowry, and was handed down from mother to daughter...

 

   
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