| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,000-42,000[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Antwerp, Brussels | |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, French, Hebrew, Yiddish or other languages | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism, or irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardi Jews[3] |
The history of the Jews in Belgium goes back to the 1st century CE until today. The Jewish community numbered 66,000 on the eve of the Second World War[4] but after the war and the Holocaust, now is less than half that number.
Today, Belgium is home to more than 42,000 Jews,[2] of whom two-thirds live in Antwerp.
- ^ American Jewish Year Book. "The Jewish Population of the World (2010)". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Jewish Heritage in Flanders | VISITFLANDERS".
- ^ "Joods Historisch Museum - Joods Cultureel Kwartier". Archived from the original on 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Belgium" (PDF). Yad-Vashem.