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The Ottoman Empire became a safe haven for Jews from the Iberian Peninsula fleeing persecution (see Alhambra Decree). By the end of the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire had the largest Jewish population in the world, with 150,000 compared to Poland's and non-Ottoman Ukraine's combined figure of 75,000. [2] [3]
Ashkenazi Jews continued to settle in Istanbul in the 15th, 16th, 17th, [3] and 20th centuries, and despite forming only 5.9% of all Jews in the city in 1608, they were slow to assimilate among the Sephardi Jews, who came to form the majority of Jews in Istanbul by 1688. [3] In this period, there were many Jews who entered the Ottoman court. [4]
This category includes Jews who were born in or were active within the Ottoman Empire (1300-1923). Ottoman Jews were of a variety of origins and observances, including Sephardi, Mizrahi, Romaniote, Karaite, and others.
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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:19th-century people from the Ottoman Empire. It includes Ottoman Empire people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in the Ottoman Empire" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This influx played a pivotal role in shaping the predominant identity of Ottoman Jews. [6] By the end of the sixteenth century, the Jewish population in the Ottoman Empire was double (150,000) that of Jews in Poland and Ukraine combined (75,000), far surpassing other Jewish communities to be the largest in the world.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:20th-century people from the Ottoman Empire. It includes Ottoman Empire people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.