page_title: History of the Jews in Pakistan
hierarchical_section_title: History of the Jews in Pakistan
caption_attribution_description: English: Mehndi ceremony at Jewish wedding in Karachi, Pakistan
context_page_description: The history of Jews in Pakistan dates at least as far back as 1839. Various estimates suggest that there were about 1,000 Jews to 2,500 living in Karachi at the beginning of the twentieth century, mostly Bene Israel Jews from Maharashtra, India. A substantial community lived in Rawalpindi. A smaller community of Jews also lived in Peshawar. The Bene Israel Jews from Maharashtra were concentrated in Karachi
  Today, the majority of Bene Israel Jews live in Israel, India, Canada and the United States, while modern-day Pakistan continues to host a modest Jewish population. According to the National Database and Registration Authority, there are 745 registered Jewish families in Pakistan.
context_section_description: The history of Jews in Pakistan dates at least as far back as 1839. Various estimates suggest that there were about 1,000 Jews to 2,500 living in Karachi at the beginning of the twentieth century, mostly Bene Israel Jews from Maharashtra, India. A substantial community lived in Rawalpindi. A smaller community of Jews also lived in Peshawar. The Bene Israel Jews from Maharashtra were concentrated in Karachi
  Today, the majority of Bene Israel Jews live in Israel, India, Canada and the United States, while modern-day Pakistan continues to host a modest Jewish population. According to the National Database and Registration Authority, there are 745 registered Jewish families in Pakistan.
caption: The mehndi ceremony of a Jewish wedding in Karachi
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