History Of The Jews In Belgium
Judaism has a long history in Belgium, from the 1st century CE until today. The Jewish community numbered 100,000 on the eve of the Second World War but, after the war and the Holocaust, is now less than half that number. However, there has recently been a significant immigration of Jews from other European countries (namely from France and the Netherlands) and Israel to Belgium.
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