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Bukharian Jews


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Friday, March 29, 2013 by Allan Arkush | Jewish Ideas Daily » Daily Features

Bukharan Jews are often viewed as a group of isolated exotics.  In fact, they are not so different that there has ever been much question about their belonging to the Jewish people.
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A Rough Road from Bukhara to Forest Hills Steve Lipman, Jewish Week. Less prominent in New York than Jewish immigrants from Russia, Bukharian Jews form a small community in Queens.  Their road to American acculturation hasn’t been easy.