250 Bnei Menashe to return to Israel this summer

Non-profit organization Shavei Israel is bringing 250 members of the Lost Tribe of Bnei Menashe to Israel this summer. The first 40 have just arrived. There are around 7,000 Bnei Menashe still in India. Their tradition is that they were exiled from Israel 2700 years ago.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/bnei-menashe-children-celebrate-their-first-shavuot-in-israel/2014/06/03/

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