Assyrian Jews

Assyrian Jews

Assyrian Jews (Hebrew: יהודים אַשּׁוּרִים, romanized: Yehudim Ashurim)[1][failed verification] first appeared in the territory of Assyria when the Israelites were exiled to Assyria in approximately 740 BCE.[2][full citation needed] Jews have been continuously living alongside the Assyrian people in the territories of Assyria since the Assyrian exile.[3]

  1. ^ "הארגון הארצי של יהודי כורדיסטן מבקש".
  2. ^ The Books of Kings and Chronicles modern view by Umberto Cassuto and Elia Samuele Artom[who?] (1981)[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Rea, Cam. The Assyrian Exile: Israel's Legacy in Captivity, p. 47 ISBN 1-60481-173-0