A group of people living in India claims to be Israel’s long-lost tribe of Manasseh. After centuries of displacement, they finally have their chance to migrate back to Israel and eventually claim ...

Israel plans to bring thousands of Indians who identify as descendants of the biblical Tribe of Manasseh to the country over the coming years, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. The ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Ten Indian-Jewish couples from the Bnei Menashe “lost tribe” were married in a Jewish ceremony at an absorption center in northern Israel. The group wedding remarriage ceremony on ...

Israel has approved a plan to absorb about 5,800 members of the Bnei Menashe community by 2030, according to a government decision announced Sunday. The group, an ethnic community from the ...

235 people from the Bnei Menashe community arrived in Israel, this week. The community has lived in a remote corner of India since being exiled in 733 BC. The move is supported by Israel's Minister of ...

Israel might “adopt” 6,000 Indians who claim Jewish ancestry, depending on a decision from the Chief Rabbinate, officials said Tuesday. A delegation sent by Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar traveled to eastern ...

NEW DELHI, June 2 (Reuters) - More than 100 Jews from India's northeastern Manipur state have had to delay plans to emigrate to Israel as family members fell ill with COVID-19 and were placed in ...

Often overlooked, the communities in South and Southeast Asia complicate notions of Jewish identity while emphasizing its malleability. Yonahan Khaim, the chazzan, or prayer leader, of the Talpiot ...