• PEOPLE NAME: MAGHREBI JEWS OF TUNISIA

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PEID: 12217

ROP: 110287

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Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Jews

People Cluster: Jews

Language: Arabic, Tunisian - (aeb)

Alternate Name(s): Tunisian Jew

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Tunisia

Also found in: Israel

Population: 1,100

Global Population: 15,600


PEID: 12217

ROP: 110287

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Maghrebi Jews of Tunisia, numbering 1,100, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Jews people cluster within the Jews affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 15,600 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Arabic, Tunisian. The primary religion practiced by the Maghrebi Jews is Judaism, a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions.


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