Baghdadi Jews Presence in Asia
The main Baghdadi Jewish communities in Asia are found in India, Yangon (Rangoon), Singapore, and Shanghai. The ethnic Jewish community in Penang is now extinct with the passing of its last member in 2011. Some smaller Jewish communities, such as the one in Bangkok, trace their first founders to Baghdadi Jewish traders who worked and settled down in the region.
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