Affinity Group: Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Jews

People Cluster: Jews

Language: Yiddish, Eastern - (ydd)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Judaism

Country: Canada

Also found in: Azerbaijan; Georgia; Germany; Hungary; Kazakhstan; Moldova; Poland; Switzerland; Turkmenistan; United States

Population: 13,500

Global Population: 309,250

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Ashkenazi Jews of Canada, numbering 13,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Jews people cluster within the Jews affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 309,250 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Yiddish, Eastern. The primary religion practiced by the Ashkenazi 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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