jan 1, 720 BC - Jewish Diaspora / Exile

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Jewish Diaspora means the separation of Jewish people. In other terms, the dispersion/removal of Jews from their homeland.
There are many events that resulted in Jewish Exile.

ASSYRIAN DIASPORA : 722 BC - 705 BC
Assyrian captured and conquered the Israelite capital in 722 BC and held many Jews in captive. In addition to the captivity, many Jewish people were forced to scatter across the Middle East due to Assyrian.

BABYLONIAN EXILE : 598 BC - 538 BC
Babylonians conquered the Kingdom of Judah and forced Jewish people to become slaves.
This event forced Jewish people in captivity in Babylonia until the Persian King Cyrus allowed Jewish people to leave and go back to their homeland in 538 BC.

ALEXANDRIA DIASPORA : 1ST CENTURY
About 40% of the population in Alexandria, Egypt were Jewish at the time. It is recorded to be one of the biggest examples of Jewish Diaspora.

After Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD, Jewish people would travel to many countries, resulting in the dispersion of many Jews around the world. Jews continue to spread across the world, so technically Jewish Diaspora would be continuing until today, it was just major around 539 BC.

Jewish people moved many countries such as Persia, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Canada and the United States.