Black hebrews

Jewish man punched and kicked in Washington DC, accused of murdering people in Gaza

"I don’t think I will be, you know, wearing my religious objects anymore in Washington, DC," stated the victim, who usually wears a kippah.

A child wearing a Kippah
 LILAQ LOGAN, 25, in front of Iron Dome.

Lilaq Logan, the African Hebrew Israelite emerging as Israel's unlikely advocate - interview

 Members of the Black Hebrew Israelites demonstrate outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2018.

Indiana woman attacks Black Hebrew Israelite building, believing it to be Jewish

 Amar'e Stoudemire, 2009.

Phoenix Suns will retire Amar'e Stoudemire's number


National Library of Israel releases rare photos of Black Hebrew community

The photo collection shows the community when it was first established in Dimona, 50 years ago.

The Black Hebrew Exodus 50 Years On

Funeral information for Jersey City shooting victims released

On Tuesday, two gunmen drove into the small ultra-Orthodox community and opened fire at a kosher grocery store, killing Leah Ferencz and Moshe Deutsch.

Emergency personnel and investigators work at the scene the day after an hours-long gun battle with two men around a kosher market in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S., December 11, 2019

One of the Jersey City shooters was a Black Hebrew Israelite

One of the dead suspects in a shootout at a kosher market in Jersey City is David Anderson, who reportedly was once a member of the Black Hebrew Israelites. Here are some things to know.

Jersey City police work at the scene the day after an hours-long gun battle with two men around a kosher market in Jersey City, New Jersey

Alternative Israelites

In a southern town of Black Hebrews, Passover commemorates a different Exodus

Jewish Ethiopians make matzah in preparation for Passover at a compound while awaiting immigration to Israel in Gondar March 9, 2007

9 writers who perfectly capture what it’s like for Jews of color

As a black Jewish writer, I obviously want to read books written by and highlighting the stories of Jews of color. That’s easier said than done, though.

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How do you say slam dunk in Hebrew?

Former NBA all-star Amar’e Stoudemire, who now plays in Jerusalem, reveals he is learning Hebrew.

Hapoel Jerusalem center Amar’e Stoudemire dunks

Two American Jews held for two days at Ben-Gurion, denied entry to Israel

Arriving in Israel for a wedding celebration, the two were turned away on suspicion of belonging to the Black Hebrew Community.

IDIT MALKA and her son Kahxin.

Leader of African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem dies

At 75, he who the Black Hebrews refer to as the “Messianic Leader of the Kingdom of God,” passes.

Ben Ammi Ben Israel

Black Hebrews: Police called us Sudanese, told us to leave Israel

In a police confrontation over the weekend, Black Hebrews claim police said they were illegal migrants, didn't know they had served in army.

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Houston, you have a problem

Recollections of the late singer’s glory-filled years that include a trip to the Holy Land.

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