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List of Jews from Sub-Saharan Africa

List of Jews from Sub-Saharan Africa

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This is a list of Jews from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is arranged by country of origin. The vast majority of African Jews inhabiting areas below the Sahara live in South Africa, and are mainly of Ashkenazi (largely Lithuanian) origin. A number of Beta Israel also reside in Ethiopia. Additionally, small post-colonial communities exist elsewhere.

Cameroon

DR Congo

Ethiopia and Eritrea

See also: List of Israeli Ethiopian Jews
See also: Beta Israel

Kenya

  • Israel Somen, businessman and diplomat
  • Jonathan Somen, entrepreneur
  • Erica Mann, architect, town planner, NGO leader, women's cooperatives developer
  • Igor Mann, veterinarian, senior civil service professional

Mozambique

  • Albie Sachs, ANC activist (lived in Mozambique during exile from South Africa)
  • Ruth First, ANC activist (lived in Mozambique during exile from South Africa)

Namibia

South Africa

Politicians and activists

Other Jewish ANC activists included Ruth First, Albie Sachs and five of the six whites arrested in the Rivonia Trial: Denis Goldberg, Lionel Bernstein, Arthur Goldreich, James Kantor, Harold Wolpe and Gaby Shapiro.

Academics

Cultural figures

Business and professional figures

Sports figures

Rugby union

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

See also

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