This week Bnei Menashe families, all of whom immigrated to Israel from India several months ago, left Shavei's absorption center in Kfar Hasidim for their new apartments in Beit Shean. New immigrants stay in Kfar Hasidim for about three months, using this time to study...
Laura Ben David, Shavei's director of marketing and new media, visited a number of Scandinavian Jewish communities as part of her volunteer work for OTS Amiel Bakehila under the sponsorship of Israel's Ministry of the Diaspora. In her most recent travels to Scandinavia, she had...
After a break of nearly 50 years, the community of Piazzo, in the province of Biella, celebrated the wedding of Alberto Calo and Angela Ferrari Calo in a local synagogue. The previous Jewish wedding ceremony in Biella was conducted in 1969 by Rabbi Sergio Sierra...
The Maani Center of Shavei Israel continues its efforts to preserve the heritage of Jewish descendants from different communities all over the world. A new lecture that took place in our Jerusalem office attracted more than 30 participants eager to learn more about Bnei Anousim...
Shavei Israel was thrilled to join the wedding celebrations of descendants of Chuetas of Palma de Majorca. The exciting event, held at a yeshiva near Jerusalem, was incredibly unique. In fact, it has been over 500(!) since a similar ceremony took place! ...
The community of Lodz is only one successful example in the list of similar experiences of other Polish cities and towns where descendants of the more than three million of Jews who lived in Poland prior to World War II rediscover their Jewish roots and...
Recently "Israel Hayom" published an interesting article reviewing the history of the Jews of Antwerp, Belgium; among other facts, were the Bnei Anousim ('Conversos') were mentioned including their important role in the community and city life....
The 'Maani Center' of Shavei Israel has been producing non-stop inspiring lectures devoted to various lost and hidden Jewish communities around the world. The latest two, about Bnei Anousim (Conversos) discovering their Jewish roots, and about the hidden Jews of Poland. The first lecture was given...
Recently the Subbotnik Jews of Beit Shemesh gathered together for one of their traditional meetings devoted to learning about the Jewish calendar and the holidays. This event is part of Shavei Israel's outreach work with the Subbotnik communities in Israel and all over the world. The...
An interesting article in the "New York Jewish Travel Guide" was published about the city of Lodz, its history and major Jewish sights. While speaking about the Lodz Jewish community, the author mentions Rabbi David Szychowski, the Shavei Israel emissary in the region....
