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Shavei Israel releases new Kuki-Hebrew siddur for Bnei Menashe

Shavei Israel publishes new version of the first-ever Kuki-Hebrew siddur for the Bnei Menashe.

High school students marry off new immigrant couple

Against all odds and across distant borders, students at the Neveh Channah high school raise funds, organize wedding for new immigrants.

First known Chinese language dreidels produced for Kaifeng Jews

Shavei Israel produces hundreds of Dreidels with Mandarin text for Chinese Jews.

11 Bnei Menashe couples marry soon after making Aliyah

Couples marry in group ceremony at Shavei Israel center in Nordia weeks after making Aliyah from India.

Watch: New conversion seminary for English speakers

Shavei Israel and Rabbinical Council of America launch English-language conversion institute in Jerusalem.

New institute to help English-speakers convert to Judaism

Shavei Israel and Rabbinical Council of America to open English-language conversion institute in Jerusalem.

Subbotnik Jew granted Israeli citizenship after 3-year battle

After nearly three years of battling Israeli bureaucracy with the help of Shavei Israel, Anna Bocharnikova granted Israeli citizenship.

When elders reveal they're Jewish on their deathbeds

Mariusz Robert Opałko discovered he was Jewish at the age of 50. His wife also turned out to be a hidden Jew.

Jewish wedding at synagogue ruins is first in 1,500 years

Site of Europe's second-oldest synagogue hosts first Jewish wedding in over 1,500 years.

2 tons of matzah shipped from Israel to Poland Jewish community

Shavei Israel group sends 2 tons of matzah to provide for Poland's small Jewish community during the upcoming Passover holiday.

'There's a reason why Germany built its death camps in Poland'

Emergence of Polish hidden Jews proves Poland's anti-Semitic past, NGO says.

Families reunite as 82 Bnei Menashe immigrate to Israel

Chen hasn't seen her sister for 15 years. Yaakov didn't see his mother for 3 years. Last night, thanks to "Shavei Israel" they reunited.

102 'Bnei Menashe' officially join Israeli society

Indian immigrants leave absorption center, settle in Nazareth Illit.

10 Indian-Jewish ‘lost tribe’ couples remarried in Israel

Ten Indian-Jewish couples from the Bnei Menashe “lost tribe” marry in a Jewish ceremony at an absorption center in northern Israel.

Bnei Menashe tribe prepare for Passover in northern India

Bnei Menashe prepare matzot for Pesach, hope to immigrate to Israel.

15 'hidden Jews' from Poland visit Israel for the first time

The Shavei Israel organization brings group to celebrate Purim in the Jewish state.

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Aliyah from China: Jewish history in the making

Arutz Sheva welcomes home 5 women from ancient Chinese Jewish community after thousands of years, in 'fulfillment of prophecy.'

Five Chinese Jews come home after thousands of years

In first Kaifeng Aliyah in seven years, women who reconnected with their ancient Jewish roots have their 'prayers answered.'

523 years after expulsion, Sicilian Jewry reawakens

1,000 citizens of Palermo commemorated the expulsion and forced conversion of Sicilian Jews over five centuries ago.

Watch: ILTV interview with Laura Ben-David of Shavei Israel

From today's ILTV edition. Shavei Israel works to bring lost and forgotten tribes of Israel back to their roots.

Bnei Menashe community suffers damage in India quake

An earthquake in northeastern India caused 'extensive damage' to Ten Lost Tribes community in Manipur.

Video: Bnei Menashe celebrate first Hanukkah in Israel

Members of 'lost tribe' who made aliyah just this past summer celebrate their first ever Hanukkah in the holy land.

Watch: Jews of Kaifeng celebrate Hanukkah

After many centuries, a small but powerful Jewish reawakening is occurring in China.

Jewish community in Kaifeng celebrates first night of Hanukkah

Chinese Jews in Kaifeng, China, gather to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah and light the traditional menorah candles.

70 Years after Holocaust, Lodz Opens First Jewish Kindergarten

Seven decades after Nazi extermination of Lodz ghetto, Polish city to open first Jewish kindergarten as Poland witnesses Jewish revival.

Interior Minister Personally Greets New Bnei Menashe Olim

Some 100 Bnei Menashe immigrants landed in Ben Gurion Thursday, where they were welcomed by Interior Minister Silvan Shalom.

Group of 78 'Lost Jews' from India Makes Aliyah

Bnei Menashe will be settled in the Golan Heights – where their ancestors, the Menashe tribe, lived.

Watch: Lost Tribe's 2,700 Year 'Family Reunion' at Joseph's Tomb

100 recent olim from the Bnei Menashe tribe erupt into song as they visit their forefather Joseph's Tomb after 2,700 years apart.

Under the Radar, Shavei Israel Has Brought Back Thousands

The organization has literally facilitated the return of thousands of people to Judaism around the world and is still seeing more demand.

From Sicily to Naples, Italian Crypto-Jews are Returning

How one rabbi is leading efforts across Italy to build new communities for long lost Jews.

'Israel Must Not Lose Forced Converts to Portugal'

Portugal on Thursday approves giving Jewish Inquisition victims' descendants citizenship; 'Israel must reconnect them with Jewish people.'

Meet the Subbotniks - from Russia to Israel

Group of Russian Jews who kept their love for Shabbat, Judaism slowly making its way to Israel.

Video: Welcoming the Bnei Menashe Immigrants

A group of more than 200 Bnei Menashe immigrated to Israel recently. Watch the re-cap of the arrival and the emotional arrival ceremony.

Watch: 'Lost Tribe' Visits Israeli Holy Sites for First Time

Dozens of olim from the Bnei Menashe tribe in northern India tour Israel's holy places for the first time in their lives.

'A Ray of Light' as Bnei Menashe Return from India

43 Jews from India arrive, bringing year total to a record 410. MK Lipman: 'the arrival should remind us of the special times we live in.'

Watch the 'Lions of Zion' Crowned in Jerusalem

See live feed of Moskowitz Prize for Zionism ceremony, recognizing key nationalists in Israel.

First Batch of 250 Members of 'Lost Tribe' Arrive in Israel

First group of Bnei Menashe land in Israel from northeastern India; more than 200 to follow.

Historic Seder Held in Kaifeng

Remnants of ancient community returning to their Jewish roots with first Seder in memory, sponsored by Shavei Israel organization.

Ancient Chinese Jewish Community to Hold First Pesach Seder

Ancient Kaifeng community to hold community seder for the first time in 'historic' return to Jewish roots.

Watch A Chinese Jew's Heartfelt Passover Song

Ram, the cantor of China's renewed ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng, sings of redemption.

Families Reunited as Members of 'Lost Tribe' Arrive in Israel

Bnei Menashe aliyah continues as organizers hail 'ingathering of the Exiles'; grandfather meets 13 grandchildren for the first time.

Pictures: 38 Members of 'Lost Tribe' Make Aliyah From India

'Historic' flight of Bnei Menashe landed in Ben Gurion yesterday amid tears and celebrations.

Government Approves New Aliyah for Indian 'Lost Jews'

The Shavei Israel organization, which assists “lost Jews,” will be allowed to bring 899 Bnei Menashe Jews from India to Israel.

'Hidden' Polish Jews Embrace Their Heritage in Israel

Shavei Israel has brought a group of "hidden" Polish Jews to Israel, to help them get closer to the Jewish people.

Portugal Sets Sights on Renewing Jewish Life

The first Jewish cultural and religious center in Portugal was inaugurated last week following expulsion of Jews 500 years ago.

Poland's 'Hidden Jews' Gather for a Special Shabbat

Dozens of "hidden Jews," Poles who have long-forgotten Jewish roots, gathered for a special Shabbat - at the gates of Auschwitz

Reaching Out to the 'Hidden Jews' of Southern Italy

Shavei Israel has appointed a new emissary who will help the 'hidden Jews' of southern Italy to reconnect with their roots

Israeli Chief Rabbi Greets Newly Arrived Bnei Menashe Immigrants

Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi congratulated the 274 Bnei Menashe immigrants from India who arrived in the Jewish state in recent months.

2,000th Member of Lost Tribe Returns Home

The 2,000th member of the ancient Bnei Menashe community lands in Israel as a new citizen.

Justice at Last for "Portugese Dreyfus", Artur de Barros Basto

It took 75 years,but finally at the end of July 2012 an act of grave injustice and anti-Semitism has been corrected.

‘Hidden Jews’ Complete 7-Year Talmud Study

Forty “hidden Jews” were among tens of thousands of Jews around the world who celebrated the completion of the “Daf Yomi” last week.

New Siddur a 'Ner Tamid' for Brazil's Jews

A new daily siddur (prayer book) has just been published for Brazil's Jews by the Shavei Israel organization.

First Official Israeli Chinese Jewish Tour Guide

Israel has its first official Chinese tour guide, leading groups from China to Jerusalem and other sites of interest.

Video: Shavei Israel Celebrates Hanukkah Around the World

Jews from Spain, Portugal, Russia, Poland, China and India all celebrate Hanukkah together. Many faces, one song!

Marranos Gather in Southern Italy to Explore Their Roots

Dozens of Italians of Jewish descent -- Marranos -- have gathered in the southern region of the country to explore their roots this week.

‘Tenth Jew’ Dies in Kochi Region

The death of an 83-year-old Jew Saturday leaves only nine Jews in the Jewish Community at Mattanchery, located in the Kochi, India region.

Resolution to Bring Bnei Menashe Home

The government has decided to bring all the remaining 7,232 Bnei Menashe in India home to Israel.

Israeli Government Allows 7,000 Bnei Menashe to Make Aliyah

Thanks to the efforts of Shavei Israel, government drafts plan to allow for more than 7,000 of the Bnei Menashe to arrive in Israel.

Majorca Sorry for 1691 Killing of Jews

An official from Majorca, Spain, has issued the first condemnation of the murder of 37 Jews in 1691.

Rabbi Elisha Salas to be Emissary to Portugal's Crypto-Jews

Shavei Israel organizaton takes Belmonte, Portugal's crypto-Jews under its wings.