The lost Jews of Churachandpur
Seventy-year-old Avihu Singsit, a native of Churachandpur district in Manipur, is excited about migrating to Israel. “I have been waiting to go to the holy land which God chose for my ancestors,” he says....
WATCH | ‘We disappeared’: The forgotten Jewish refugees from Muslim lands
They left under the cover of night. They couldn't even say goodbye. They left everything behind. Many of them never returned, even for a short visit... These are the stories of the Jewish refugees...
Italy Tell The Story Of Its Jewish People In New Museum
"The story of Jews in Italy is really an Italian story,” Dario Disegni said one recent autumn morning at Columbia University’s Italian Academy for Advanced Studies.
Disegni, president of the National Museum of Italian Judaism...
Ethiopia: Jewish community waits 2 years for Israeli government’s answers regarding Aliyah status
The Ethiopian Jewish community, also known as Beta Israel, has practiced Judaism for centuries despite dealing with anti-Semitism and economic hardships. Although a majority has already immigrated to Israel, about 8,000 Jews still remain...
Did you know November is Mizrachi Heritage Month?
In Israel, Nov. 30 is a national day of remembrance and recognition for the 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries, many of whom escaped violence and persecution on their way to Israel.
The Israeli government...
Jewish wrestler calls out colleague for using “Offensive” Hasidic Jew Gimmick
A Jewish professional wrestler has called out a non-Jewish colleague who dresses as a Hasidic Jew for his matches, saying it is “the equivalent of black face.”
David Starr, whose given name is Max Barsky,...
How This Ex-Orthodox Yeshiva Student Became a Star In the Arab Music World
Ziv Yehezkel is a man full of contradictions. He is at once a deeply religious Jewish man, but also a zealous lover of Arabic music.
The soloist of Arab Orchestra of Nazareth, the 31 year-old...
For the first time ever, Miss Germany could be a Jew
"In a country where Jews experienced unbelievable horrors, for the first time in history there will be a Jewish contestant for Miss Germany,” said Tamar Morali, who seeks to be the first-ever Jewish Miss...
Pakistan’s ‘last Jew’ Fishel Benkhald complains of anti-Semitism
Dubbed "Pakistan's last Jew," Fishel Benkhald, a resident of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, was originally registered as a Muslim and was named Faisal Khalid. After several months of bureaucratic struggle and paperwork,...
Lithuania, Not Israel, Embraces Surrealist Shmuel Bak with Dedicated State Museum
The Shmuel Bak Museum is now open for visitors, declares the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum’s website in all-caps, celebrating the city’s other great talent, a post modernist and surrealist painter who was a...