Seventy-eight Bnei Menashe arrivals landed at Ben Gurion Airport. It is the first in a series of three flights, with the other two next week bringing the rest of some 250 arrivals in total. Thursday night’s group brought the number of Bnei Menashe immigrants to...
Somewhere deep in the netherworld, Spanish King Ferdinand and his wife Queen Isabella are most assuredly burning with rage. Over five centuries after the cruel monarchs expelled the country's Jews in 1492, Spain has at last approved a law offering citizenship to their descendants, thereby...
The countdown has begun! In just 7 days, Malka Sitlhou and her family will be reunited with Malka's sister, Rachel, who already lives in Israel with her family. Malka's father instilled in her the dream of aliyah. He sadly passed away before being able to...
Journalists looking for background on a new law passed last week in Spain granting the right of citizenship to Bnei Anousim have turned to Shavei Israel. Three articles appearing in The Jerusalem Post and JTA quote Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund on the new Spanish...
The Jewish World magazine includes an article about how the Bnei Menashe celebrate Israel Independence Day back in India. The article describes the main ceremony in Churachandpur, where Shavei Israel's operations are headquartered, which attracted 1,500 people this year from throughout the Indian state of...
In the next in our series on “Bnei Menashe – in their own words,” we meet Eliezer Haokip, who is praying to make aliyah this summer. Eliezer needs your help. You can sponsor him and his Bnei Menashe family for just $4,000 per immigrant. Read...
As we continue our series, “Bnei Menashe – in their own words," please meet Miriam Nenghoichong Haokip and her family, from Churachandpur, Manipur. Miriam tells her story - of growing up Jewish in India and of her yearning to make aliyah to the land of...
Check out this five minute documentary about the Jews of Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Once a thriving community, most have moved to Israel and today, only 20 Jews remain in the city, out of a population of 15 million. Nevertheless, the city keeps its three synagogues...
Pilgrims to Joseph's Tomb in the Biblical city of Shechem on Monday night were treated to moving scenes, as members of a lost Tribe of Israel - the Bnei Menashe - reunited with their ancient forefather for the first time in well over two millennia....
Today we begin a new series, "Bnei Menashe - in their own words." In the coming weeks, we will present the stories of some of the Bnei Menashe families who are praying to make aliyah this summer. But we need your help. You can sponsor...
