Israel’s Knesset approved the aliya of 899 Indians, known as Bnei Menashe. Some 1,700 Bnei Menashe, who claim to be Jews descended from the biblical tribe of Menashe, are already living in Israel. A further 9,000 remain in India and Burma.
http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Hundreds-of-Bnei-Menashe-from-India-moving-to-Israel-329093
Hundreds of Bnei Menashe moving to Israel
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