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Igbo Jews celebrate Ei Festival in Biafra, Nigeria

November 7, 2022

The Igbo descendants of Israel celebrated the Ei Festival in Biafra. It is a beautiful display of Igbo culture and tradition.

The festival has been celebrated for centuries in memory of Eri’s journey to Igboland and his subsequent settlement there.

(Note – this was originally posted by Hananya Naftali, a defender of Israel: https://twitter.com/HananyaNaftali/)

The Igbo descendants of Israel celebrated the Ei Festival in Biafra.
The Igbo descendants of Israel celebrated the Ei Festival in Biafra.
The Igbo descendants of Israel celebrated the Ei Festival in Biafra.

After Naftali posted this, other users included additional photos of the Igbo Jews in synagogues in Biafra, and a call to action:

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“A Journey Through Curacao’s Jewish History” by Ronald Gomes Casseres

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This is the 9th event of The Sephardi/Mizrahi Jewish Speakers’ Series cosponsored by Congregation BINA, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research (CIJR), Beit Rayim, Lodzer Synagogue, Canadians for Israel’s Legal Rights (CILR), Kulanu Canada, Jews Against Antisemitism Canada, The United Grassroots Movement and, Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF).

Join us for a personal journey of centuries of Jewish history in the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curacao. Our speaker Ron Gomes Casseres, a leader of the historic Mikve Israel-Emanuel community, will lead us through the rich social and cultural history and practices of this unique Sephardic Jewish community.

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The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda

Read about this new illustrated book written by Shoshana Nam­bi, a young Ugandan woman who has studied in Israel and is currently doing rabbinic studies in the US. She recently spoke at Kulanu US’s High Holiday Zoom event.

Here’s a basic description of the storyline:

“Sukkot is Shoshi’s favorite Jewish holiday. She and her brothers love to decorate their sukkah, the hut where her family will celebrate. But who will win the Ugandan Abayudaya community’s annual sukkah contest? While only one sukkah can be the best, everybody wins when neighbors work together.”

Click here to read all about it!