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Corfu has a small Jewish community that are trying to hold on to their history, as of now there are only 60 Jewish people on the island. Jewish people in Greece have faced many hardships due the Holocuast, occupation and their historically small numbers in Greece. Greece is a majority Christian Orthodox country and there are few minority groups who practice other religions. Here is more info https://forward.com/news/482721/corfu-jews-greece/
 
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