Concept information
Preferred term
black American Jewry
Definition
- Although some African Americans belong to traditional Jewish congregations, there also exists a separate African American Jewry, one of the many variants of Judaism and one with a long history in the United States. Although numbers have been debated, there is some consensus that Black American Jewry may consist of between 100,000 and 260,000 members. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Jewry, Black American]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D56PMT9C-B
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