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(Jewish Group) Iceland recognises Judaism as an official state religion
Iceland has finally recognised Judaism as a religion.
In a move which has been celebrated by the 300 strong Jewish community,state recognition of the Jewish religion was acknowledged on March 8.
It followed a lengthy campaign by Rabbi Avi Feldman, who initiated the Chabad Lubavitch of Iceland in 2018, to gain formal of approval of Jewish existence for the first time.
Most of the country’s Jews live in the country's largest city, Reykjavík, but the rabbi said revealed he has discovered scattered populations in the smaller cities of Akureyri and West Fjord.
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