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African Hebrew Israelites finally see legal victory against Israel's deportation threats

(RNS) — The small African Hebrew Israelite community in Israel’s Negev Desert last month celebrated a major milestone in its struggle for recognition in the Jewish state, as more than 100 members seem ...
The ForwardOpinion

The PBS series ‘Black and Jewish America’ gets it right — except the Black and Jewish part

The documentary, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., traces years of alliance and rupture — but its false binary perpetuates ...
The Root

2 Black American Jews Detained 2 Days at Israeli Airport and Then Deported

Israeli officials detained two black American Jewish converts in a holding cell for nearly two days at Ben Gurion Airport before sending them back to the United States, the Jerusalem Post reports.
The Forward

African Hebrew Israelites Reenact Exodus in Passover Tradition

At dawn on Tuesday morning, a large group gathered on a mountain in the Negev desert to reenact the moments leading up to the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. Dressed in robes and flowing dresses, these ...
The New York Times

Hebrew Israelites

The police arrested the owner of the store in Keyport, N.J., on criminal weapons charges. By Christina Goldbaum and Ashley Southall Inside the harrowing rampage that left a police officer and three ...