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  • Members of the Black Hebrew Israelites gather on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., 2018
    Members of the Black Hebrew Israelites gather on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., 2018
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    Do Black Hebrew Israelites Hate Jews?

    A new survey shows that a controversial group is both more numerous and more complicated than press reports have suggested

    byCharles Fain Lehman
  • Ice Cube in 2016
    Ice Cube in 2016
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    The Loneliest Hatred

    Why anti-Semitism and conspiratorial theories claiming that ‘Black people are the “real Jews”’ thrive in a time of racial reckoning

    byJohn-Paul Pagano
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    Behind Bars with the Black Israelites

    Most of the world learned about the extreme group after the Jersey City shooting. I met them as a Jew spending a decade in prison.

    byDaniel Genis
  • Demolition and recovery crews work at the scene of the Dec. 10, 2019, shooting at a kosher supermarket, in Jersey City, New Jersey
    Demolition and recovery crews work at the scene of the Dec. 10, 2019, shooting at a kosher supermarket, in Jersey City, New Jersey
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    Jewish Blood on the Streets of Jersey City

    The targeted killing of two Jews in a kosher supermarket is only the latest incident in a slow-motion pogrom. And it could have been a lot worse.

    byArmin Rosen
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    African. Hebrew. Israelite.

    The most successful African-American utopian separatist project in history is located in a desert town in Israel

    byArmin Rosen
  • Members of the Hebrew Israelite community dance in Dimona during the Passover celebrations to mark the anniversary of their arrival in Israel.
    Members of the Hebrew Israelite community dance in Dimona during the Passover celebrations to mark the anniversary of their arrival in Israel.
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    How Politicians and Celebrities Helped Black Americans Build a Spiritual Home in Israel

    A new book chronicles the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, who left Chicago four decades ago and never looked back

    byJohn L. Jackson, Jr.
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    Chosen People

    Spending Shabbat with one of the biggest African American congregations in the country

    byEric Molinsky
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    Out of the Extraordinary

    Funky soul from the desert and other musical surprises

    byMatthue Roth
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