Almost all of Jwitter acts like Ashkenazi, Mizrahi, and Sephardi are the only 3 Jewish ethnic groups that exist and it really shows.
Background: As a result of Diaspora Jewish communities ended up settling in different areas throughout the world. As a result of the Diaspora, different Jewish ethnic groups arose. This will be a thread with some of the Jewish ethnic groups that exist.
Ashkenazi Jews
A Jewish ethnic group whos ancestors lived across almost all of Europe, but originally settled only along the Rhine river.
Mizrahi Jews
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors never left the Middle East.
Sephardi Jews
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. After the Edict of Expulsion, Sephardi Jews fled and established communities throughout the world.
Beta Israel
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in Ethiopia.
Bene Israel
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in areas around Mumbai, India.
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in areas around Cochin, India
Italkim
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in Italy.
Romaniote Jews
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in Greece.
Kavkazi Jews
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in the Caucus Mountains.
Georgian Jews
While they lived in the Caucus Mountains they were not Kavkazi Jews. Georgian Jews are a Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in Georgia.
Kaifeng Jews
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in Kaifeng, China.
Bukharan Jews
A Jewish ethnic group whose ancestors settled in Central Asia.
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