History of the Jews in Belgium
Pictures of Belgian Jews deported from the Dossin Barracks during the Holocaust. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,000-42,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Antwerp, Brussels | |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, French, Hebrew, Yiddish or other languages | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism and Irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardi Jews |
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 but after the war and the Holocaust, now is less than half that number.
Today, Belgium is home to more than 29,000 Jews, of whom two-thirds live in Antwerp.