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August 6, 2019

The Fast-Growing Jewish Population of Nigeria Is Now at Risk

Nigerian authorities are starting to target the country’s Jews.

The Jewish population of Nigeria has been growing by leaps and bounds, doubling over the past five years to encompass an estimated 10,000 people and at least 20 active synagogues. (The origins of Judaism’s presence in Nigeria are disputed, though it seems that Judaism may have spread from North Africa to West Africa and Nigeria several hundred years ago or earlier.)

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