Recording the history of the Zimbabwe and Zambian Jewish Communities

This web site aims to celebrate over 150 years of Jewish Communities and presence in Zimbabwe and Zambia and help record the history and details of a unique period for the benefit of both current and future generations. From a peak of some 8,500 Jews in the early 1970s – the total Zimbabwe and Zambian Jewish community in 2022 is less than 100 souls (from 200 in 2008). This is the story of once vibrant communities that settled for many different reasons in what was originally Rhodesia – later to become Southern Rhodesia and then Zimbabwe as well as Northern Rhodesia – later to become Zambia. Time however, is of the essence as the numbers of those that can “tell the story” and the remaining community dwindle.

There is a LOT of material on this website. To make life easier there is an AI agent on the home page which acts like ChatGPT or Gemini to answer your questions and steer you in the right direction.  If you are not able to find relevant information use the contact form at the bottom of each page to ask the site admin to help.

For cemeteries there is a separate database and search mechanism under the main cemetery menu.