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Judaism Spread Map

Where and when Judaism spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Judaism Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Judaism Is Exiled To Babylon, Iraq, 597 BCE to 586 BCE, ArrivedJudaism Returns To Zion Under Cyrus, Israel, 538 BCE, RevivedJudah ha-Nasi Redacts the Mishnah, Galilee, 200, EstablishedThe Babylonian Talmud's Redaction Is Traditionally Completed, Iraq, 499, EstablishedJewish Life Flourishes In Al-Andalus, Spain, 711 to 1085, EstablishedSaadia Gaon Becomes Gaon of the Sura Academy, Iraq, 928, EstablishedCrusaders Massacre the Rhineland's Jewish Communities, Germany, 1096, SuppressedJewish Communities Are Established In Poland, Poland, 1264 to 1550, EstablishedEdward I Expels the Jews From England, England, 1290 to 1656, ExtinctJews Are Expelled From Spain, Spain, 1492, ExtinctCromwell Permits Jews to Return to England, England, 1656, RevivedJudaism Arrives In America In Its Great Wave, United States, 1880 to 1924, EstablishedThe Holocaust Destroys Polish Jewry, Poland, 1939 to 1945, ExtinctThe State Of Israel Is Founded, Israel, 1948, RevivedSpain Grants Citizenship to the Descendants of Its Expelled Jews, Spain, 2015 to 2021, Revived

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Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

2 events have a recorded place with no map coordinate yet, so they are not marked on the map above: Judah Maccabee Rededicates the Second Temple (Jerusalem), Hadrian Suppresses Judaism After the Bar Kokhba Revolt (Roman Judaea). They are complete in the list below.

Spoken Chronology

Judaism Is Exiled To Babylon. Iraq, 597 BCE to 586 BCE, Arrived. Source, Babylonian Captivity (Wikipedia).

Judaism Returns To Zion Under Cyrus. Israel, 538 BCE, Revived. Source, Babylonian Captivity (Wikipedia).

Judah Maccabee Rededicates the Second Temple. Jerusalem, 164 BCE, Established. Source, Hanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature).

Hadrian Suppresses Judaism After the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Roman Judaea, 135 to 138, Suppressed. Source, Menahem Mor, The Second Jewish Revolt: The Bar Kokhba War, 132-136 CE (2016).

Judah ha-Nasi Redacts the Mishnah. Galilee, 200, Established. Source, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah.

The Babylonian Talmud's Redaction Is Traditionally Completed. Iraq, 499, Established. Source, Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash.

Jewish Life Flourishes In Al-Andalus. Spain, 711 to 1085, Established. Source, History Of The Jews In Spain (Wikipedia).

Saadia Gaon Becomes Gaon of the Sura Academy. Iraq, 928, Established. Source, Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition.

Crusaders Massacre the Rhineland's Jewish Communities. Germany, 1096, Suppressed. Source, Eidelberg, Shlomo (trans. and ed.), "The Jews and the Crusaders: The Hebrew Chronicles of the First and Second Crusades" (1977).

Jewish Communities Are Established In Poland. Poland, 1264 to 1550, Established. Source, History Of The Jews In Poland (Wikipedia).

Edward I Expels the Jews From England. England, 1290 to 1656, Extinct. Source, Jews in England, From Expulsion (1290) to Readmission (1656) (JewishGen JCR-UK).

Jews Are Expelled From Spain. Spain, 1492, Extinct. Source, History Of The Jews In Spain (Wikipedia).

Cromwell Permits Jews to Return to England. England, 1656, Revived. Source, Jews in England, From Expulsion (1290) to Readmission (1656) (JewishGen JCR-UK).

Judaism Arrives In America In Its Great Wave. United States, 1880 to 1924, Established. Source, History Of The Jews In The United States (Wikipedia).

The Holocaust Destroys Polish Jewry. Poland, 1939 to 1945, Extinct. Source, History Of The Jews In Poland (Wikipedia).

The State Of Israel Is Founded. Israel, 1948, Revived. Source, Israeli Declaration Of Independence (Wikipedia).

Spain Grants Citizenship to the Descendants of Its Expelled Jews. Spain, 2015 to 2021, Revived. Source, Spanish Nationality Law (Wikipedia).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 17 events.

  1. Judaism Is Exiled To BabylonIraq, 597 BCE to 586 BCE, Arrived
    Source Babylonian Captivity (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  2. Judaism Returns To Zion Under CyrusIsrael, 538 BCE, Revived
    Source Babylonian Captivity (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  3. Judah Maccabee Rededicates the Second TempleJerusalem, 164 BCE, Established
    Source Hanukkah (Bible Odyssey, Society of Biblical Literature)
  4. Hadrian Suppresses Judaism After the Bar Kokhba RevoltRoman Judaea, 135 to 138, Suppressed
    Source Menahem Mor, The Second Jewish Revolt: The Bar Kokhba War, 132-136 CE (2016)Menahem Mor
  5. Judah ha-Nasi Redacts the MishnahGalilee, 200, Established
    Source From the Maccabees to the MishnahShaye J. D. Cohen
  6. The Babylonian Talmud's Redaction Is Traditionally CompletedIraq, 499, Established
    Source Introduction to the Talmud and MidrashH. L. Strack and Gunter Stemberger
  7. Jewish Life Flourishes In Al-AndalusSpain, 711 to 1085, Established
    Source History Of The Jews In Spain (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  8. Saadia Gaon Becomes Gaon of the Sura AcademyIraq, 928, Established
    Source Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd editionMichael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik (eds.)
  9. Crusaders Massacre the Rhineland's Jewish CommunitiesGermany, 1096, Suppressed
    Source Eidelberg, Shlomo (trans. and ed.), "The Jews and the Crusaders: The Hebrew Chronicles of the First and Second Crusades" (1977)Shlomo Eidelberg (translator and editor)
  10. Jewish Communities Are Established In PolandPoland, 1264 to 1550, Established
    Source History Of The Jews In Poland (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  11. Edward I Expels the Jews From EnglandEngland, 1290 to 1656, Extinct
    Source Jews in England, From Expulsion (1290) to Readmission (1656) (JewishGen JCR-UK)Ariel Hessayon
  12. Jews Are Expelled From SpainSpain, 1492, Extinct
    Source History Of The Jews In Spain (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  13. Cromwell Permits Jews to Return to EnglandEngland, 1656, Revived
    Source Jews in England, From Expulsion (1290) to Readmission (1656) (JewishGen JCR-UK)Ariel Hessayon
  14. Judaism Arrives In America In Its Great WaveUnited States, 1880 to 1924, Established
    Source History Of The Jews In The United States (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  15. The Holocaust Destroys Polish JewryPoland, 1939 to 1945, Extinct
    Source History Of The Jews In Poland (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  16. The State Of Israel Is FoundedIsrael, 1948, Revived
    Source Israeli Declaration Of Independence (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  17. Spain Grants Citizenship to the Descendants of Its Expelled JewsSpain, 2015 to 2021, Revived
    Source Spanish Nationality Law (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors