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Founding forefathers Abraham (c.2000 BCE) ; Moses (c.1300 BCE)
Place of Origin Israel
Sacred Text The TeNaKh (Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim)
Place of Worship Synagogue
Holy Place Jerusalem
Major Festivals Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost), Sukkot (Tabernacles)
Main denominations Orthodox, Reform
Significant Modern Jews Lord Immanuel Jakobovits (1921-1999), David ben-Gurion (1886-1973), Professor Lord Robert Winston (1940 - present)
Numbers of Jews in England and Wales 260,000 (0.5%) - 2001 Census

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