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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES · 25.2°N 55.3°E · CITY

Dubai

The Abraham Accords growth story (2020): a new, fast-growing expatriate-driven community - the emblematic 21st-century "growing community" case study.

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Dubai

United Arab Emirates · City · 25.2°N 55.3°E

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Where is Dubai?

Land geometry: Natural Earth 1:50m via world-atlas. Pins mark modern localities or representative regional anchors stored on Atlas place records, not historical borders and not reconstructed positions. · Sources & methods

THE COMMUNITY TIMELINE · EVERY NODE DATED

What happened to the Jewish community of Dubai?

2000–2020

Expatriate presence (informal)

2020–present

Abraham Accords (2020) growth era

Today

Today

New fast-growing community (JCC UAE; kosher hospitality).

LANGUAGES & COMMUNITY

What did Dubai sound like?

Dubai (UAE) Jewish Community
Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

AFTER · IN FULL COLOR

What survives today?

In Dubai

New fast-growing community (JCC UAE; kosher hospitality).

  • Dubai synagogue

    synagogue · public landmark

    Landmark; no operational/security detail.

In Israel & the diaspora

The community's story continued elsewhere — these places carry it now.

Buenos AiresParisKyivMoscowMinskTel AvivJerusalemHaifa

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SOURCES & REVIEW

  • United Arab Emirates - Virtual Jewish History Tour

    Jewish Virtual Library · open source

Reviewed 2026-07-30

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