A new Jewish educational center was built in northeastern India to serve a group that believes it is one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. The center in the Indian state of Manipur aims to serve the local community of Bnei Menashe. Many members of the group are undergoing formal conversions to Judaism and making aliyah.
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