JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, October 28, 2006: More than 200 members of a “lost” Jewish tribe are set to immigrate to Israel next month from northeastern India. The Bnei Menashe (children of Manasseh) were descendants of one of the 10 “lost tribes” of Israel. Beginning 2,700 years ago, 75% of the Jewish nation was exiled and disappeared, becoming known as the Ten Lost Tribes. According to the tradition of the Bnei Menashe (the children on Manasseh), as the community in India is known, they spent several centuries in China. When a despotic emperor persecuted them, they fled and settled in India. They have lived in India without persecution until today. DNA tests confirmed their identity.
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