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List of Jews from Sub-Saharan Africa

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There are a number of Black African groups that practice Judaism, the most prominent of which are the Beta Israel of Ethiopia. However, the vast majority of Jews in Sub-Saharan Africa live in South Africa, and are of Ashkenazi (largely Lithuanian) origin. Small post-colonial communities exist elsewhere. Here is a list of some prominent Sub-Saharan African Jews, arranged by country of origin.

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[edit] Cameroon

[edit] DR Congo

[edit] Ethiopia

[edit] Mozambique

  • Albie Sachs, ANC activist (lived in Mozambique during exile from South Africa)
  • Ruth First, ANC activist (lived in Mozambique during exile from South Africa)

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Politicians and activists


Other Jewish ANC activists included Ruth First, Albie Sachs and five of the six whites arrested in the Rivonia Trial: Denis Goldberg, Lionel Bernstein, Arthur Goldreich, James Kantor and Harold Wolpe.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Cultural figures

[edit] Business and professional figures

[edit] Sports figures

[edit] Zambia

[edit] Zimbabwe

[edit] See also

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