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Jewish community life in Thailand dates back to the 17th century, with the arrival of a few Baghdadi Jewish families, although the current community consists mainly of Ashkenazi descendants of refugees from Russia , and later the Soviet Union . Further augmenting the community were Persian Jews fleeing persecution in Iran in the 1970s and 1980s. Most of the Jewish community in Thailand, consisting of probably less than 1,000 individuals, resides in Bangkok (especially in the Khaosan Road area), although smaller Jewish communities with synagogues are found in Phuket , Chiang Mai (home of Rabbi Levi Tzeitlin), and Koh Samui .¹ During Jewish holidays , these communities' numbers are greatly increased (to several thousand) as a result of vacationing Jews, primarily from Israel and the United States . At the request of two of Bangkok's synagogues, Beth Elisheva and Even Chen, Rabbi Yosef Kantor, took up residence as the first permanent rabbi in Bangkok, in 1992. He has been in Thailand since 1960 (when the Jewish Association of Thailand was founded), and is a member of Chabad . He was joined in 1995 by Rabbi Nechamya Wilhelm, also of Chabad.² Today there is a complete range of Jewish education available in Bangkok, from kindergarten through high school, including a recently-opened Orthodox yeshiva . After years of governmental refusal, permission has also been granted for the establishment of a Jewish cemetery.³

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The history of the Jews in Thailand dates back to the 17th century, with the arrival of a few Baghdadi Jewish families, although the current community consists mainly of Ashkenazi descendants of refugees from Russia , and later the Soviet Union . Further augmenting the community were Persian Jews fleeing persecution in Iran in the 1970s and 1980s. Most of the permanent Jewish community in Thailand , consisting of probably fewer than 1,000 individuals, resides in Bangkok (especially in the Khaosan Road area), although smaller Jewish communities with synagogues exist in Phuket , Chiang Mai , and Ko Samui . During Jewish holidays , these communities' numbers sharply increase (to several thousand) as a result of vacationing Jews, primarily from Israel and the United States . At the request of two of Bangkok's synagogues, Beth Elisheva and Even Chen, Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, took up residence as the first permanent rabbi in Bangkok, in 1993. He has been in Thailand since 1993 (when the Jewish Association of Thailand was founded), and is a member of Chabad . He was joined in 1995 by Rabbi Nechemya Wilhelm, also of Chabad .

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The history of Jews in Thailand began in the 17th century with the arrival of Baghdadi Jewish families. The modern community consists of the Ashkenazi descendants of refugees from Russia and the Soviet Union . There are also Persian Jews migrations during the 1970s and 1980s to escape the Iranian Revolution . Most permanent Jewish communities in Thailand consist of more than 1,000 individuals, and are mostly located in Bangkok (especially in the Khaosan Road area). Smaller Jewish communities with synagogues exist in Phuket , Chiang Mai and Ko Samui . During Jewish holidays , these communities' numbers sharply increase to several thousand with the addition of vacationing Jews, primarily from Israel and the United States . Thailand has had friendly diplomatic relations with Israel since 1954. At the request of two of Bangkok's synagogues, Beth Elisheva and Even Chen, Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor took up residence as the first permanent rabbi in Bangkok, in 1993. He has been in Thailand since 1993 (when the Jewish Association of Thailand was founded), and is a member of Chabad . He was joined in 1995 by Rabbi Nechemya Wilhelm, also of Chabad . Jews have always been welcomed in Thailand. These Jews were announced to be living "zealously according to the Law of Moses ". The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot.

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Chabad House in Bangkok. The history of Jews in Thailand began in the 17th century with the arrival of Baghdadi Jewish families and Jewish peoples from Europe during Napoleonic era (1799-1815).

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Chabad House in Bangkok. 2011 The history of the Jews in Thailand began in the 18th century with the arrival of Baghdadi Jewish families and Jewish peoples from Europe during the Napoleonic era (1799–1815).

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