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Estonia is a country in Eastern Europe.

Overview

Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Estonia

Christianity spread in Estonia only in the Middle Ages. Due to its geographical location, Estonia was influenced by, and divided between, Lutherans and Orthodox Russians.

The presence of Jews in Estonia is documented since the 14th century, but it was only at the end of the 19th century that the Jewish communities of Tallinn and Tartu were established. Although the number of Jews remained much smaller than in nearby Lithuania and Latvia, their relation with non-Jews was far more positive. Jews were a highly influential presence in Estonian society until the Holocaust.

The first groups of Muslims settled in Estonia in the 19th century; their first congregation was officially recognized by the government in 1928.

Contemporary times

Today, the majority of Christian Estonians are either Lutherans (13%) or Orthodox Russians (12%), with smaller percentages of Roman Catholics and others.

More then 75% of Estonian Jews managed to leave the country before the German invasion; virtually all those who remained perished in the Holocaust. Only a few hundred Jews today live in Estonia.

A few thousand Muslims also live in Estonia.

In Depth

Estonian Scholarship / Estonian Scholars -- survey of works by Estonian Scholars / biographies of Estonian Scholars

Estonian Fiction / Estonian Authors -- survey of works by Estonian Authors / biographies of Estonian Authors

External links

Wikipedia / Wikipedia (Religion in Estonia)

Pages in category "Estonia"

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 ==Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Estonia==
-Christianity spread in Estonia only in the Middle Ages. Due to its geographical location, Estonia was influenced by, and divided among, Roman Catholics, Lutherans and Orthodox Russians.
+Christianity spread in Estonia only in the Middle Ages. Due to its geographical location, Estonia was influenced by, and divided between, Lutherans and Orthodox Russians.
-The first Jewish colony was established in Piltene in 1571, but it was only in the 18th century that Estonia had a significant Jewish presence. In spite of periods of persecution Jews maintained a very strong and influential presence in Latvian society until the Holocaust. Riga was the major center of Jewish life in Estonia.
+The presence of Jews in Estonia is documented since the 14th century, but it was only at the end of the 19th century that the Jewish communities of Tallinn and Tartu were established. Although the number of Jews remained much smaller than in nearby Lithuania and Latvia, their relation with non-Jews was far more positive. Jews were a highly influential presence in Estonian society until the Holocaust.
-The first groups of Muslims settled in Estonia in the 19th century, their first congregation being officially recognized by the government in 1902.
+The first groups of Muslims settled in Estonia in the 19th century; their first congregation was officially recognized by the government in 1928.
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 Today, the majority of Christian Estonians are either Lutherans (13%) or Orthodox Russians (12%), with smaller percentages of Roman Catholics and others.
-Estonian Jews, who before WW2 were about 5% of the entire population, were almost entirely exterminated during the Holocaust; only 6,000 Jews today live in Estonia.
+More then 75% of Estonian Jews managed to leave the country before the German invasion; virtually all those who remained perished in the Holocaust. Only a few hundred Jews today live in Estonia.
 A few thousand Muslims also live in Estonia.