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Igbo Jews are members of the Igbo people of Nigeria who practice Judaism. It is a tenet of their beliefs that they have ties to one of the lost tribes of Israel, the tribe of Gad.
1 lut 2013 · Among the Igbo people of Nigeria exists a small group of practicing Jews. Jewish Igbos believe they are descendants of 'lost tribes' of Israel who settled in Nigeria. Some draw many parallels...
26 kwi 2022 · Nine out of every 10 Nigerian Jews are Igbo, and when asked about this near-total overlap, they invariably offer the same explanation. In their tradition, the Igbo descend from Gad, one of the...
17 paź 2021 · Irums. Unlike their parents, most of Nigeria's young Jews have known no other religion. Many Igbos believe they have Jewish heritage as one of the so-called 10 lost tribes of Israel, though...
17 lip 2013 · Many Igbo -- who are now Nigeria's third-largest ethnic group -- have since similarly concluded that they are of Jewish descent. A much more recent phenomenon has been a movement among some...
Jews from outside Nigeria founded two synagogues in Nigeria, which are attended and maintained by the Igbo. Because no formal census has been taken in the region, the number of Igbos in Nigeria who identify as Israelites or Jews is not known. There are currently 26 synagogues of various sizes.
1 kwi 2016 · The now widespread Igbo belief in a Jewish ancestry goes back to the 18th century. However, it was during and after the Nigerian civil war (1967–1970), in which at least one million Igbo died in the failed bid for Biafran independence, that Igbo identification with and as Jews concretized.
