Sephardic Jews in The Netherlands - Today

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Nowadays, the Sephardic community in the Netherlands, called the Portugees-Israƫlitisch Kerkgenootschap (PIK) (Portuguese-Israelite Religious Community), has a membership of some 270 families (translating in approximately 600 persons), and is concentrated in Amsterdam. They constitute now some 2% of the Dutch-Jewish community. The PIK also has a youth movement, J-PIG (Jongeren Portugees-Israƫlitische Gemeente - Youngsters Portuguese-Israelite Community).

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