Bnei Menashe Images

During this year's Bnei Menashe Israel Independence Day celebrations in India, the "Shalom Entertainment" group staged an elaborate dramatization of the birth of the state of Israel, from the first Zionist Congress through many of its wars. The pictures show an incredible amount of effort and creative...

Here is a selection of some of the best pictures from this year's Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) celebrations in India this year. This year’s festivities took place in the village of Matiyang in the Churachandpur region and included song, dance, a speech competition, prayers, and...

The joy experienced by the Bnei Menashe who have made aliyah from India in the last three months has been twofold. First, there is the fulfillment of their lifelong dream of immigrating to the Promised Land. But a lesser known simcha (happiness) has been the flurry of weddings that...

A new synagogue for the Bnei Menashe was dedicated at the end of February in the village of Thinghejang in Manipur. We have pictures from the event, taken by Shavei Israel's emissary Yochanan Phaltual. While on the road, Yochanan also visited the community of Canaanphai which...

The Bnei Menashe had a grand time celebrating Purim this year, complete with a Purim play, dramatizing the story of King Ahashverous, Mordechai and Queen Esther; a lavish Purim costume competition; a "Miss Purim" contest for the children (look who won!); giving gifts to other...

The second flight of Bnei Menashe immigrants has landed in Israel. The group of some 50 people flew from northeastern India to Israel by way of Tashkent and landed on Monday, January 7, 2013. Here are some exclusive first photos taken upon the group's arrival...

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