Israeli Sign Language (ISL) is the major sign language in Israel. It came into existence in the 1930s and 1940s, with the formation of the

      There are a number of other sign languages in towns and villages in Israel, in which we have conducted preliminary research:  Abu-Kaf,

Algerian Jewish Sign Language (AJSL) originated in Ghardaia, a Berber town located in the M’zab (sub-Saharan) region of Algeria. The Jewish community there was socially

Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language (ABSL) is a young language which arose spontaneously in the village of Al-Sayyid in southern Israel, as a result of a

Kafr Qasem Sign Language (KQSL) arose in the town of Kafr Qasem in central Israel. Of its 20,000 residents, approximately 100 are deaf. From reports