Europe is only part of the rest of the world.
Jews weren't were persecuted throughout the rest of the world that is not Europe, and that includes in the Middle East, were Sephardics, commonly known as "Arab Jews" but actually Spanish, sought refuge after being expelled from Spain during the Inquisition. They lived there in peace for centuries just as as the Mizrahi had from there all the way to Central Asia for millenia. Well, at least till 1948.
Even in Ethiopia, where they evacuated from because of a threat Israel claimed existed but wasn't, the remainder continue to live as they have since Solomon.
The Lemba have been in Zimbabwe so long they can't be distinguised from their neigbors.
The beginning of the 20th Century witnessed only a trickle, and it was only after WWII and the establishment of Israel when significant immigration began.
There were Jewish people living there prior, of course, as Palestinians included them.
You should try learning about this, it's not like it's secret history.