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  2. History of the Jews in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    As of 2002, 20 Jews remained in Yangon, the capital city. Many Burmese Jews have immigrated to Israel over the years, after India achieved independence. [6] The local Jews use the Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue, but it rarely draws the required quorum of men for a full religious service. Often, employees of the Israeli embassy help maintain regular ...

  3. Religious persecution - Wikipedia

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    Religious persecution is the systematic oppression of an individual or a group of ... Jews, Muslims, and various other religious groups. ... Myanmar , Somalia, Sudan, ...

  4. Timeline of antisemitism - Wikipedia

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    This timeline of antisemitism chronicles events in the history of antisemitism, hostile actions or discrimination against Jews as members of a religious and ethnic group.It includes events in Jewish history and the history of antisemitic thought, actions which were undertaken in order to counter antisemitism or alleviate its effects, and events that affected the prevalence of antisemitism in ...

  5. Why have Jews been targets of oppression for so long? Look to ...

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    The prosperity that Jews bring to a society — along with values that originated in the Torah of every human life being precious, equal justice under the law, tolerance of other cultures and ...

  6. Religion in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    [30] [4] The Muslim population faces religious persecution in Myanmar. Around 800,000 Muslim Rohingyas live in Burma with around 80% living in the Western state of Rakhine. The Military of Myanmar has been killing and driving the Rohingyas out of the country as part of their on and off attempt since the 1940s to create a Muslim-free land in ...

  7. Prominent Baptist pastor in military-ruled Myanmar detained ...

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    A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was detained by the authorities just hours after he was released from prison under an amnesty ...

  8. Freedom of religion in Myanmar - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, Freedom House rated Burma's religious freedom as 1 out of 4, noting that the constitution provides for freedom of religion and recognises Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and animism. However, some anti-Muslim hate speech and discrimination has been amplified by social media, state institutions and mainstream news websites.

  9. Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue - Wikipedia

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    Following Burma’s independence in 1948, the new government granted approval for an extension of the synagogue. [4] More Burmese Jews left after the Burmese army seized power in 1962, as the government nationalised most businesses in the 1960s and 1970s. By the turn of the 21st century, there were fewer than 50 Jews in Myanmar.