History of the Jews in Uzbekistan

Uzbek Jews
Total population
	9,865
Languages
	Bukhori, Uzbek, Russian, and Yiddish
Religion
	Judaism
Related ethnic groups
	Other Bukharan Jews; Russian Jews, Ashkenazi Jews

The history of the Jews in Uzbekistan refers to the history of two distinct communities; the more religious and traditional Bukharan Jewish community and the Ashkenazi community.

There were 94,900 Jews in Uzbekistan in 1989,^[2] but fewer than 10,000 remained in 2021 (around 38% of which lived in Tashkent).^[3]

There are 12 synagogues in Uzbekistan.^[4]

^ "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.
^ World Jewish Population 2001, American Jewish Yearbook, vol. 101 (2001), p. 561.
^ "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.
^ Uzbek Jewish worries Archived 2013-01-04 at archive.today JTA

[1] "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.

[2] World Jewish Population 2001, American Jewish Yearbook, vol. 101 (2001), p. 561.

[3] "Uzbek Census 2021". data.egov.uz.

[FER-4] Uzbek Jewish worries Archived 2013-01-04 at archive.today JTA

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Total population
9,865^[1]
Languages
Bukhori, Uzbek, Russian, and Yiddish
Religion
Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Other Bukharan Jews Russian Jews, Ashkenazi Jews