Namibiese Jode Namibische Juden | |
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Total population | |
100[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Namibia | |
Languages | |
English, Afrikaans, German, Yiddish, Hebrew | |
Religion | |
Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
South African Jews |
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Jews and Judaism |
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History of Namibia |
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The history of the Jews in Namibia (formerly South West Africa and before that German South West Africa) goes back a little more than one and a half centuries. Non-existent in Namibia before the 19th century, Jews played an important if minor role in the history of Namibia since that point in time, despite their continuous small population.[1] The most famous Namibian Jew was "businessman, philanthropist and Jewish communal leader" Harold Pupkewitz (1915–2012).[2]