How a self-proclaimed "Lost Tribe king" from Africa gained a messianic following in Israel among the ultra-Orthodox — and lost it. ... The king arrived mysteriously in the Land of Israel.

PRETORIA, South Africa (JTA) – Filmmaker Laurence Gavron is on a journey to document lost Jewish tribes in Africa. The French-born Gavron, who has made Senegal her home since 1989, says she was ...

The Igbo are one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups, and some believe they are descended from the “lost tribes” of Israel.

Africa is positively peppered with peoples of Jewish descent at every corner. ... Watch a documentary on the Lost Tribes of Israel: Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.

Tudor Parfitt, the protagonist of the NOVA documentary "Lost Tribes of Israel," made a journey through southern Africa to study the unusual traditions of a black African tribe called the Lemba ...

The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel have fascinated historians, theologians, and explorers for centuries. After the Assyrian conquest of the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE, these tribes were said ...

The tribes being spoken of are, of course, those of ancient Israel. The Israelites were divided into 12 tribes (not including the Levites who were not landowners). Each tribe was assigned a piece ...

Ayi has said in several interviews that he is interested in bringing Lost Tribe descendants in Africa to Israel and that as a king he’s uniquely position to facilitate this.

The Igbo are one of Nigeria’s largest ethnic groups, and some believe they are descended from the “lost tribes” of Israel.

Menasseh ben Israel, a Dutch Jewish scholar widely respected in both Christian and Jewish circles, played a central role in strengthening the association of the American Indians with the Lost Tribes.