indian jews

India’s Bnei Menashe community in crisis as ethnic violence burns synagogues and displaces hundreds

In 2005, a chief rabbi of Israel affirmed their identity as a “lost tribe” group with historic Jewish ties, but researchers have not found sufficient evidence to back the claim.

By JORDYN HAIME/JTA
17/06/2023

Bnei Menashe: community members demand aliyah, killed in violent India unrest

Violence erupted during a protest march on Tuesday by thousands of tribal people opposing a demand by a non-tribal group for the constitutionally defined status of an official tribe.

05/05/2023

Indian Bnei Menashe tribe receives new version of Kuki-Hebrew Siddur

The siddur, created by the Shavei Israel organization, contains the original Hebrew text according to the Sephardic rite along with a phonetic transliteration and annotations in the Kuki language.

27/02/2023

Indian 'Hitler' stink bug attracts international attention

The creature, whose proper Latin name is Catacanthus Incarnatus, kicked off a trend of naming bugs after famous people.

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