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BNEI MENASHE
FACE DAMAGE FROM
INDIAN QUAKE
Jan. 7-13, 2016 | 26 Tevet - 3 Shevat 5776 | Vol. CXLVIII, No. 23
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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck
northeastern India early Monday
morning killing at least nine people
and injuring more than 90. The Bnei
Menashe — descendants of the tribe
of Manasseh, one of the Ten Lost
Tribes — reported extensive damage
to their community in the Indian
state of Manipur.
“The earthquake struck early in
the morning and buildings shook
violently,” said Tzvi Khaute, Shavei
Israel’s emissary to Manipur and a
member of the Bnei Menashe com-
munity. “Thank God, no one among
the Bnei Menashe was injured or
killed. There is, however, extensive
damage from the quake.”
Shavei Israel has launched an
emergency relief fund to assist mem-
bers of the Bnei Menashe commu-
nity affected by the natural disaster.
To donate, go to http://shavei.org/
manipur-earthquake-relief.
“We are in touch with the lead-
ers of the Bnei Menashe community
throughout northeastern India,” said
Michael Freund, chairman/founder
of the nonprofit Shavei Israel. “We
are concerned by reports of damage
to homes and property.”
In recent years, some 3,000 Bnei
Menashe, whose ancestors were
exiled from the Land of Israel more
than 2,700 years ago by the Assyrian
empire, have made aliyah thanks to
Shavei Israel, based in Jerusalem.
Freund added, “There are still
7,000 Bnei Menashe living in India
and 700 of them, many of whom
were affected by the earthquake, are
awaiting final permission to make
aliyah in 2016. I call on the Israeli
government to bring them home to
Zion as soon as possible.”
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ike most years, 2015 has had its
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lems in the world — war in Syria
with the resulting millions of refugees;
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America; and the rise of ISIS.
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aftermath of natural and human-made
disasters such as the rush to assist the
victims of the Tibetan earthquake and
the demonstrations of peace after the
terrorism in Paris.
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