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== Igbo Jews ==
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The Igbo Jews of Nigeria are one of the components of the Igbo ethnic group.
 
Certain Nigerian communities with Judaic practices have been receiving help from individual Israelis and American Jews who work in Nigeria, out-reach organizations like [[Kulanu]],<ref>[http://www.kulanu.org Kulanu website], especially relevant is the [http://www.kulanu.org/nigeria/ Nigeria] page, which treats the Igbo question more extensively.</ref> and African-American Jewish communities in America. Jews from outside Nigeria founded two synagogues in Nigeria, which are attended and maintained by Igbos.
Because no formal census has been taken in the region, the number of Igbos in Nigeria who identify as either Israelites or Jews is not known. There are currently 26 synagogues of various sizes. An estimated 30,000 Igbos were practicing some form of Judaism in 2008. <ref>{{cite book|last=Bruder|first=Edith|title=The Black Jews of Africa: History, Religion, Identity|year=2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0195333565|page=143}}</ref>
 
== Akwa Ibom and Cross River Jews ==