Finding a Lost Tribe of Israel: The Bnei Menashe of India
Yochanan Phaltual and Michael Freund, moderator
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Hear from Yochanan Phaltual, a leader of the Bnei Menashe community, in conversation with Shavei Israel founder Michael Freund, telling the remarkable story of how this lost tribe is finally coming home.
The Bnei Menashe (Hebrew for “sons of Manasseh”) of northeast India trace their roots to the ancient Israelite tribe of Menashe, one of the Ten Lost Tribes exiled by the Assyrian empire more than 27 centuries ago. Despite being cut off from the rest of the Jewish people for generations, they clung to their identity.
Brief Biography
Michael Freund is the founder and chairman of Shavei Israel, a Jerusalem-based organization that reaches out and assists “lost Jews” seeking to strengthen their connection with Israel and the Jewish people.
Additional Information
Co-presented with Shavei Israel 
Promotional Partners: Beit Hatfutsot of America and Cong. Krhillath Jeshurun
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