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  India's 'lost Jews' wait in hope
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News DateWednesday, August 18, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionA team of senior Israeli rabbis is due to rule soon on whether thousands of Indians who say they are members of one of the lost tribes of Israel can settle there.

Shlomo Amar recently led a delegation of rabbis to the north-eastern Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram where members of the Benei Menashe tribe live and practise Judaism. These people claim to be one of the lost tribes of Israel.

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Tongkhohao Aviel Hangshing is the leader of the Benei Menashes in Imphal. "We are Benei Menashe, because we belong to the Menashe tribe," he says. "Menashe is the son of Joseph, who was one of the 12 sons of Jacob. So we are the lost tribe of Israel."
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