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Armenia’s Jews in Israel: A legacy of migration and dual identity
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Armenia’s Jews in Israel: A legacy of migration and dual identity
The Jewish presence in Armenia dates back nearly two millennia, to the period of pagan Armenia. According to historical accounts, in 69 B.C., during the reign of King Tigranes II the Great, Armenian forces occupied parts of Palestine. When Roman armies retaliated, Tigranes was forced to retreat to Armenia, reportedly bringing with him approximately 10,000 Jewish captives. By the fourth century A.D., Jewish Hellenistic migration into Armenia in…
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