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The Kurdistani Jews of Israel

The Kurdistani Jews of Israel, numbering approximately 52,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a historically isolated, Aramaic-speaking, rural Jewish minority embedded in Kurdish society, maintaining a strong religious identity while adopting regional cultural forms. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Hebrew is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Kurdish Jew

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Israel
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Hebrew (heb)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 52,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011743
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hebrew
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

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Hebrew Speakers

Media Resources in Hebrew:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
The SaviorView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Hebrew:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1995 Modern Hebrew✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Hebrew bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Kurdistani Jews:
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Pray specifically for the Kurdistani Jews of Israel

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
readProverbs 30:5

Pray that those who don't yet know God will trust the flawless Word of God and seek refuge in Him, finding hope and salvation instead of remaining in spiritual darkness.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
read1 Peter 3:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will always be prepared to share the reason for the hope that they have in Jesus with gentleness and respect.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Jew, Kurdish Across Countries (ROP3 - 103906) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kurdistani JewsPG011743Kurdistani JewsIsrael52,000Unengaged and UnreachedHebrewJudaism
Kurdistani JewsPG024162Kurdistani JewsIran375Unengaged and UnreachedCentral KurdishJudaism

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