THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
"Nearly all the Jews in Zambia live in Lusaka. The community is composed of a core of settlers with roots in the country going back to the turn of the century and of a number of Israelis and other foreigners presently working in Zambia. The early Jewish pioneers actively developed the cattle and ranching trade, as well as the country's first iron foundries. " Council for Zambian Jewry, PO Box 30089, Lusaka 10101, Tel. 260 1 229 556, Fax. 260 1 223 798. Source: Virtual Jerusalem. [October 2000] The Zambian Copperbelt was an important copper mining and trading area where many Litvaks originally emigrated to from 1880. Approximately 35 Jews live mainly in Lusaka. The Jews of Zambia Project aims at recording the History of the Jews of Zambia.
A book on the subject is in the course of publication: 34 John Street, London WC1N 2EU. Source: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it [August 2009] History. [August 2009] |
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