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Lost Tribe of Israel, the Jews of Dagestan
Author(s): Krasutskaya, Varvara
Date: 2018
Topics: Aliyah, Mountain Jews, Main Topic: Other, Emigration, Jewish History
Abstract: This article investigates a little known ethnic group known as Mountain Jews located in the Republic of Dagestan. In particular the following aspects of the matter will be considered: (1) the traditional division of world Jewry; (2) the theory of the lost tribes within the diverse Jewish civilization; (3) the origins and historical background of the Mountain Jews during the Russian Empire, WWII and the Soviet Era; (4) Cultural aspects of Jewish emigration from the Caucasus.