Bene Israelis, Jews in India, Jews in bene Israeli dishes, bene Israeli cuisine. "It's Bene Israel, not Bene Israel," says the narrator. As she plucks tender branches from a curry leaf plant flying happily in her balcony, Zimra whispers to...
"This work shows how genetic analysis may be a helpful and powerful tool for furthering our understanding of human history," researcher Yedael Waldman remarked. TEL AVIV, Israel (UPI) — TEL AVIV, Israel (UPI) — Bene Israel is a historically Jewish...
Pune (Maharastra) is a city in Maharashtra, India. 26th of January (ANI): On the occasion of India's 70th Republic Day, the Bene Israel community flew the Indian national flag at its synagogue here on Saturday. According to Yosef Nowgaonkar of...

Bene Israel

The Bene Israel narrative appears to be based on the ten lost tribes of Israel that escaped persecution by Greek monarch Antiochus Epiphanes in 175 BCE. They were stranded on the Navigation shoreline, which is today home to an...
Indian Jews are also known as Bene Israels. There are 80,000 Indian Jews in Israel. The majority of Bene Jews believe they fled India because their community's growth was diminishing. Over the last few decades, the Bene Israel, or...
The Bene Israel, or Sons of Israel, are small ancient people who have a long history of survival. They set off on a quest to escape the chaos and upheaval in their homeland, only to be shipwrecked near the...
As trade between India and Israel grows, Jews of Indian ancestry are seen as a key to strengthening connections. New Delhi has devised a strategy to strengthen ties between Israelis of Indian descent and their ancestral nation. India's and Israel's...