History of the Jews in Namibia
Namibiese Jode Namibische Juden | |
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| Total population | |
| 100 | |
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| Namibia | |
| Languages | |
| English, Afrikaans, German, Yiddish, Hebrew | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| South African Jews |
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The history of the Jews in Namibia (formerly South West Africa and before that German South West Africa) goes back a little more than one and a half centuries. Non-existent in Namibia before the 19th century, Jews played an important if minor role in the history of Namibia since that point in time, despite their continuous small population. The most famous Namibian Jew was "businessman, philanthropist and Jewish communal leader" Harold Pupkewitz (1915–2012).