Articles from Jordyn Haime

(JTA) — In the 2000s, as the small Israeli town of Sderot endured heavy rocket fire, thousands of residents left the city. Around the same time, a new population began moving in: Bnei Menashe Jews from the northeast Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram. More than 100 Bnei Menashe families called Sderot their home until Oct. 7. The […]

Jordyn Haime

Indian Bnei Menashe Jews miraculously survived Oct. 7. Now they’re fighting wars in Israel and India.

Despite unrest in Indonesia, a Jewish community finds peace among other faith groups

For Jewish teens in Asia, first BBYO convention in Singapore offers a rare sense of community

Since Oct. 7, antisemitism has exploded online in China. Here’s why.

Displaced by ethnic violence, India’s Bnei Menashe Jews construct sukkahs

A Talmudic tale gets a 12th-century Chinese twist in children’s book aimed at diverse Jewish readers

His pastrami sandwich is a new star of the Tokyo food scene

Researchers say Japan has exaggerated the story of Chiune Sugihara, the ‘Japanese Schindler’

India’s Bnei Menashe community in crisis as ethnic violence burns synagogues and displaces hundreds

Caught in the crossfire: India’s Bnei Menashe Jews reeling after 1 is killed and synagogue burned

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