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Summary
Do Jews actually live in Bahrain, a rocky island off the coast of Saudi Arabia, which most people associate with OPEC sheiks clad in flowing, white robes? Well, there is a shul, dating back to the 1930s, locked behind a heavy, metal door. And there remain about forty Jews, some intermarried, some single — a remnant of a thriving community that existed for over a thousand years. A look at Jewish Bahrain, or what’s left of it, through the eyes of two recent travelers.
