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Bnei Menashe member One of the Bnei Menashe 20-year-old Zimra Danapa, told Israel's Ynet newspaper: "I have fulfilled my dream. After many years of hoping to arrive in Israel, I am very excited to be here. We plan to build our life here and bring
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Israel takes in more Bnei Menashe 'lost tribe' members The Bnei Menashe tribe is believed to have descended from the ancient northern kingdom of Israel Dozens of members of an Indian tribe said to be lost descendants of ancient Israelites have
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Fifty-three Indian Jews, commonly referred to as Bnei Menashe, on Monday immigrated to Israel from parts of Manipur and Mizoram. The Indian Jews, recognised by an Israeli rabbi in 2005 as a lost tribe of Bnei Menashe, are descendants of Jews banished
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India A group of 50 Jews said to descend from one of the 10 Lost Tribes prepared Thursday to emigrate to Israel from their village in northeastern India. The members of the Bnei Menashe community prayed in their local synagogue and then hugged
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The Diablo Valley Tzedakah Softball League has its own season-opening tradition, as well one that is steeped in shmear. That's because the slow-pitch league based in Contra Costa County and made up of Jewish players of varying ages and ability opens
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In a synagogue in northeast India, a group of men pray for the chance to return home to a country they have never seen and which their ancestors fled nearly 3,000 years ago. India is not our country, says Haniel Reuben, 72, one of the eldest members
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The government is expected to give final approval in the next few weeks to bring to Israel more than 7,200 remaining members of an Indian community who claim descent from one of the lost tribes of Israel. The decision to allow the last members of the
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The Natives who are not Citizens Aug 23, 2011 01:40 PM EDT Thailand is home to thousands of people who were born there, but are not recognized as citizens due to a lack of documentation. In the northern hills of Chiang Rai alone, there are at least 7
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June 9, 2010 in the village of Zor Mashur, south of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Soldiers of the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division have fanned out in the vast area south of Kandahar. They are part of a counterinsurgency
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the Amazon's lost tribe Photos of an uncontacted Amazon tribe show the effectiveness of modern aerial imaging, while recalling a history of colonisation One of a series of photos released to bring attention to the plight of an Amazon tribe under
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