It was a pleasant surprise for me, a Sephardic Jew who never had to fight to preserve her Judaism, to attend a conference on "The Lost Tribes of Israel," which took place on November 24 at the Ma'ani Center in Jerusalem. Edith Blaustein, Deputy Director-General of Administration...
Until the end of the 1980s, life in many Russian settlements, such as the village of Vysoky, Voronezh Oblast, implied the need to use brick stoves to heat buildings and cook food. A Russian stove is designed to retain heat for long periods of time...
Just in time for our annual toast to the Jewish new year, Shavei Israel's "Ma'ani Center", a collaboration with Israel's Ministry of Culture and Sport, inaugurated the beautiful photo exhibit "From India to Israel: A Photographic Journey" with magnificent works of photographers Laura Ben-David and...
This week the Ma'ani Center, along with Israel's Ministry of Culture, presented Esther Astrug, as she shared her extraordinary story to a Spanish-speaking audience; the latest in the series of conferences devoted to various lost and hidden Jewish communities around the world. Esther, who converted...
The Ma’Ani Center of Shavei Israel continues its series of educational and inspiring conferences. These programs are dedicated to various communities all over the globe that lead Jewish lifestyles and reconnect with their lost heritage with the support of our emissaries and teachers. This week...
In the framework of conferences devoted to various communities around the world that Shavei Israel works with, this week the Ma'ani Center presented a lecture on the Kaifeng Jews of China, with Eran Barzilai as a speaker. In his lecture, Eran who is Shavei's coordinator...
Shavei Israel's extremely popular book "Do you have Jewish Roots?", a practical guide to discover one's Jewish heritage, available as a free ebook in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, is now available for purchase in hard-copy in Italian, in addition to Spanish and Portuguese. You can...
This week, the Ma'ani Center of Shavei Israel brought to the public a conference devoted to the life and personality of Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi, one of the wealthiest and most outstanding Jewish women in Rennaisance Europe. During the lecture, the speaker, Mr. Giorra Barak,...
This week, a new conference on Subbotnik Jews, devoted to the history and current state of the community, took place in the Maani Center of Shavei Israel. The speaker was Dr. Velvl Chernin, and he shared with the audience historical facts and personal stories of...
Our resident photographer, Laura Ben-David, has taken thousands of photographs of the Bnei Menashe, from India, to Israel, and has presented them to audiences around the world. Her latest exhibit, which tells the story of the Bnei Menashe, was on display at the launch of...
