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Mediene
The Mediene is the name given to all the Jewish kehillot in the Netherlands outside of the capital Amsterdam, the historical center of Dutch Judaism. From the 18th century onwards up until the Holocaust, dozens of Jewish communities were created in towns large and small scattered throughout the Netherlands. At its height, some 180 kehillot existed throughout the country.
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The Mediene is the name given to all the Jewish kehillot in the Netherlands outside of the capital Amsterdam, the historical center of Dutch Judaism. From the 18th century onwards up until the Holocaust, dozens of Jewish communities were created in towns large and small scattered throughout the Netherlands. At its height, some 180 kehillot existed throughout the country.
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