Earlier this year, on a bright and sunny Jerusalem day, a young boy and his family celebrated a rousing – if somewhat belated – victory over the Spanish Inquisition and its henchmen. Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund tells the story of Baruch Israel's bar mitzvah...
Shortly before 6 a.m, Benji Tungnung is rushing to make it in time for Slichot services. In the days leading up to the start of the Jewish New Year, scenes similar to the one above play out in cities throughout the country. But for Tungnung,...
When Miriam and Rabbi Dawid Szychowski agreed to move back to Poland, where Dawid was hired to take on the job of Shavei Israel’s newest emissary to Lodz, Miriam had one major concern: where would her three young children go to school? Miriam’s answer: she...
Shavei Israel has once again been awarded a grant from the Natan Fund, a community of young philanthropists based in New York City, dedicated to promoting Jewish and Israeli social innovation. Founded in 2002, the Natan Fund has provided more than $10.8 million in grants...
Shavei Israel’s director of marketing Laura Ben-David gave a presentation at last week’s Limmud Jerusalem conference. It was the first time Shavei Israel has participated in Limmud, which has for thirty years run Jewish conferences around the world. Ben-David’s presentation was entitled “One nation, many...
Newsweek magazine has an in-depth feature this week on Shavei Israel's activities in Lodz, Poland. Writer Stav Ziv spoke with Miriam Szychowska, who will be the ganenet (teacher) for Gan Miriam, the city's first Jewish kindergarten in decades. The article also discusses the overall Jewish...
When Shavei Israel announced the publication last week of its new book in Spanish, Do You Have Jewish Roots?, we expected a few hundred people to request a free download of the eBook version. But within 48 hours, so many people had clicked to receive...
Have you ever wondered if you might have Jewish roots? Is there a family tradition that seems unusual and that you don’t know where it comes from? Maybe your name is similar to other Jewish names from long ago? Shavei Israel is here to help....
Shavei Israel has appointed Rabbi Yeshayahu Bin Nun as its newest emissary. Rabbi Bin Nun will be serving the Bnei Anousim community in Brazil. This is the first time a Shavei Israel emissary will be working specifically with Brazil’s Bnei Anousim. Originally from Brasilia, Rabbi...
"It was after midnight one night earlier this month that I found myself on the way to a remarkable family reunion of historic proportions," writes Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund. A first-hand report of the visit of 100 Bnei Menashe to Joseph's Tomb. ...
