Jewish diaspora

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The Jewish diaspora (Hebrew: תְּפוּצָה, romanized: təfūṣā) or exile (Hebrew: גָּלוּת gālūṯ; Yiddish: golus) was a time^[source?] formally described as "the scattering of the Jews". A time after the Babylonian captivity when Jews settled in different places, eventually settling together.

Different groups of Jews had different names. These varied based on where they lived. For example:

• Ashkenazi Jews lived in central and eastern Europe
• Mizrahi Jews lived in the Middle East and north Africa
• Sephardi Jews lived in Spain and Portugal

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