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Translation of excerpts of a moving interview with Pnina Tamano Shata, Israel’s Minister of Aliya and Absorption, and Yaron Vilensky on the Chamesh baErev program, Gala"TZ, as she shares in the grief of the family of the late Yoel Lhanghel z”l of the Bnei Menashe...

This week, after five long years and many battles, we were blessed at last to bring our friend Eliav, from Cuba, before the Conversion Court in Jerusalem. Happily, he passed the test with flying colors! Eliav's ancestors were Spanish Jews who were forcibly converted to Catholicism,...

Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was interviewed on Israel Radio's English language news program about the aliyah from India last week of 250 Bnei Menashe. The interview reviews the history of the Bnei Menashe, their Zionist commitment to Israel and Shavei Israel's success in bringing...

Last week, Portugal made an historic decision to offer dual citizenship to the descendants of Sephardi Jews who were exiled or compelled to embrace Catholicism as Anousim (or Marranos) during the terrible years of the Inquisition over 500 years ago. Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund...

Shavei Israel appeared on the new Internet radio station "Voice of Israel" twice in the last week. First, Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund gave an interview on the morning news program. Then Shavei Israel's director of marketing Laura Ben-David sat down for 20 minutes with...

Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was a guest on the Yishai Fleisher radio show on September 22, 2014. Michael spoke about the activities of Shavei Israel. You can listen to the interview here:...