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	Mizo - Definition, explanation
		The Mizos are a scheduled tribe in northeastern India, primarily in the state of Mizoram, of which they are in the majority.
		The Mizo National Front, which espouses such goals, has become the leading political party among Mizos and is currently the strongest player in the Mizoram government.
		Roughly 5,000 Mizos and Kukis, a related ethnic group, have become or are the children of those who began to convert to Judaism during the mid-1980's.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mi/mizo.php (413 words)

	Mizoram
		Approximately 5,000 Mizos and Kukis, a related ethnic group, began to convert to Judaism during the mid-1980's.
		On 1 April 2005, the Chief Rabbi of Sephardic Jews in Israel, Shlomo Amar, recognized the Jewish community as authentic descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel.
		With the conversions, the Mizo Jews, who claim ancestry to the Tribe of Manasseh, would be allowed to move to Israel under Israel's Law of Return.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/mi/Mizoram.htm (408 words)

	Mizo - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		But when the Mizo accord was signed in 1986, the integration of Hmar inhabited areas of Mizoram was not considered except ensuring the social and economic advancement of the minorities in Mizoram.
		Mizoram is now leading towards the spread of education in a substantial manner, the recognition of Mizo language in the 8th schedule of the Indian constitution is an undercurrent demand that is evident in various aspects of social and political life.
		Mizos have also engaged themselves actively in a long drawn out socio-political struggle for identity and recognition, and extracting political power from the Central Government in New Delhi.
	www.thewordbook.com /Mizo (1596 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Bnei Menashe
		The Bnei Menashe ("Children of Menassas", Hebrew בני מנשה;) are a small group of Jews from India's northeastern states of Manipur and Mizoram, claiming descent from the Ten Lost Tribes, specifically, from the tribe of Menasseh (Menashe, in Hebrew).
		The Bnei Menashe have an oral tradition that their forefathers were exiled and enslaved by the Assyrians 2700 years ago, and that they later escaped to the east, eventually arriving in China.
		As a consequence of the Israeli Rabbinate's recognition of the Bnei Menashe as members of a "Lost Tribe", a beth din (Jewish religious court) is to be dispatched to the region to oversee the formalities of their conversion to Judaism.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Mizo_Jews (704 words)

	Mizoram Summary
		The Mizos migrated to this region in the eighteenth century from the Chin hills in Myanmar.
		It led to the foundation of the Mizo National Famine Front, set up to provide relief to far-flung areas; the front later became the Mizo National Front, which, under former Chief Minister Laldenga and current CM Zoramthanga, fought a bitter separatist struggle for twenty years against the Indian Army.
		In 2006, the predicted flowering of the bamboo has led to an explosion in the rat population and the army has been called to assist embattled civil authorities and, apart from killing rats, help educate people on pest control and means of deterrents such as growing turmeric and spices which repel rats [1].
	www.bookrags.com /Mizoram (1065 words)

	Mizo
		The Mizos are a scheduled tribe in northeastern India, primarily in the state of Mizoram, of which they are in the majority.
		Mizos have long complained of political isolation and neglect from India,which was brought to a head by the Mautam (Bamboo Flowering) and these sentiments fueled aspirations for independence or greater autonomy.
		Roughly 5,000 Mizos and Kukis, a related ethnic group, have become or are the children of those who began to convert to Judaism during the mid-1980's.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/mi/Mizo.htm (468 words)

	illusionaire: Chp 84. Mizos: The Lost Tribe of Israel or just a Lost Tribe?
		Ofcourse many Mizos were already aware of this theory by then but it was only when Israel stepped in that the Indian media finally considered it worthy enough to print on their newspapers.
		And in between these two extremes are the likes of Pi Zaithanchhungi, a respected researcher in Mizo History, who said “Since the history of the Mizos is shrouded in mystery, as they had no written form of their language before the Missionaries came, it is very difficult to trace their origin.
		I heard that some of these Mizo Jews who go back to their "motherland" are allocated living quarters in the Gaza strip and other more sensitive parts of the war torn Palestinian area.
	mizohican.blogspot.com /2006/08/chp-84-mizos-lost-tribe-of-israel-or.html (2658 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - India
		The Bene Israel claim to be descended from Jews who escaped persecution in Galilee in the 2nd century B.C.E. The Bene Israel resemble the non-Jewish Maratha people in appearance and customs, which indicates intermarriage between Jews and Indians.
		The Jews of Cochin say that they came to Cranganore (south-west coast of India) after the destruction of the Temple in 70 C.E. They had, in effect, their own principality for many centuries until a chieftainship dispute broke out between two brothers in the 15th century.
		Under British rule, the Jews of India achieved their maximum population and wealth, and the Calcutta community continued to grow and prosper and trade amongst all the cities of the Far East and to the rest of the world.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/indians.html (1060 words)

	Mizo Jews migrate to Israel Tel Aviv worried at Asians’ entry
		Guwahati, June 25: Streams of tribal Jews from India’s remote frontier state of Mizoram have been moving to Israel, claiming to be descendants of one of the so-called 10 lost Israelite tribes.
		Like Sala, more than 600 Mizo Jews have settled in Israel while hundreds more are preparing for a journey to the supposed land of their ancestors.
		Most of the Mizo Jews who had migrated to Israel were apparently well settled, with the government helping them to find jobs and providing financial assistance to start life afresh in their adopted country.
	www.assam.org /2000/6/mizo_jews_migrate_to_israel_tel_.htm (625 words)

	Mideast Dispatch Archive: “Mazal tov Beckham, you’re Jewish” (& World’s oldest living married ...
		The [Israeli] chief rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Shlomo Amar, announced in Jerusalem in March that members of the 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe tribe in Mizoram and Manipur were descendants of ancient Israelites or one of the Biblical 10 lost tribes.
		The Jews in the city are upset that the census report of 2001 has no mention of their community in Mumbai or in the state.
		The chief rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Shlomo Amar, announced in Jerusalem in March that members of the 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe tribe in Mizoram and Manipur were descendants of ancient Israelites or one of the Biblical 10 lost tribes.
	www.tomgrossmedia.com /mideastdispatches/archives/000434.html (3084 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Mizo 'Jews' seek Israel visas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		They are born Mizo and speak the language of this far north-east Indian state bordering Burma - but they dream of a new life in Israel.
		Ephraim Lalmingliana, who calls himself a Mizo Jew, says he is not afraid of the violence in the West Bank or Gaza.
		Scores of Mizos and Kukis, ethnic cousins speaking languages closely akin to each other, say they started converting to the Jewish faith in the mid-1980s after a local researcher claimed the Mizos as one of the lost tribes of Israel.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3228054.stm (625 words)

	Religioscope: India: holy bath passport for Mizo Jews to Israel
		Hundreds of tribal Jews in Mizoram in India's northeast are giving finishing touches to a ritual bath under the supervision of Israeli rabbis that could serve as their passport to that country.
		The chief rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Shlomo Amar, announced in Jerusalem in March that members of the 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe tribe in Mizoram and Manipur were descendants of ancient Israelites or one of the Biblical 10 lost tribes.
		Like in any Jewish home in Israel, Mizo Jews also place the mezuzah or a wooden box containing verses from the Torah at the entrance of their homes, besides wearing the kippah or headgear during prayers.
	religion.info /english/articles/article_184.shtml (654 words)

	The Ultimate Mizo - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Their languages (of which the largest is again Lushai) belong to the Tibeto-Burman family, and are closely related to those of the Chin in the adjacent Chin State of Burma, as well as those of the Nagas.
		Mizos have long complained of political isolation and neglect from India, and these sentiments have fueled aspirations for independence or greater autonomy.
		The Mizo National Front, which espouses such goals, has become the leading political party among Mizos and is currently the strongest player in the Mizoram government.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Mizo (392 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| India: Lost Tribe \| 9/6/99
		According to local legend, the Mizos' Jewish connection goes back more than 1,000 years to a remote cave in China where the scattered remnants of the lost Jewish tribe of Menashe were holed up.
		He showed immediate interest in her story, saying Jews had been scattered as far as China, and urged her to return to India to catalogue Mizo history.
		Israel does not acknowledge the Mizos as Jews, though its Interior Ministry said in July that the government would permit 100 Mizo tribesmen into the country annually as tourists.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/99/0906/mizos.html (1207 words)

	Third batch of Mizo Jews reach Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		AIZAWL: With the arrival of the third batch of 53 Mizo Jews in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, the largest exodus of the lost Israeli tribe from India to Israel has almost concluded.
		Jeremiah Hnamte, who was supervising the travel of the Mizo Jews from Mumbai, said over phone that the last batch comprising of 65 people would leave for Israel on Tuesday and is expected to reach there on Wednesday.
		Sources in the Jewish agency, which bore all the travel expenses of the Mizo Jews, said the new migrants would be first settled in the northern Carmiel region and Nazareth.
	194.90.65.227 /JewishAgency/English/Home/About/Press+Room/Jewish+Agency+In+The+News/2006/5/nov28india.htm (257 words)

	200 Mizo Jews migrate to Israel - Printer Friendly Page - India - Telugu Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A representative of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem, Avizedek is escorting the second batch of Mizo Jews to Israel.
		Schoolteacher Bana Kholhring and her businessman husband Avior were excited to be part of the 218 tribal Mizos chosen to migrate to Israel.
		The Mizo Jews would be settled in the cities of Nazareth Illit and Karmiel in northern Israel.
	www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/print.php?storyid=21649 (467 words)

	South Asian Media Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A representative of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem, Avizedek is in Aizawl, bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar, to impart Hebrew lessons to the tribal Jews and fine tune their knowledge on Judaism.
		School teacher Bana Kholhring and her businessman husband Avior are excited to be part of the 218 tribal Mizos chosen to migrate to Israel.
		A majority of the Jews in both Mizoram and Manipur were Christian by birth and later started practising Judaism.
	www.southasianmedia.net /cnn.cfm?id=332167&category=Minorities&Country=INDIA (581 words)

	Religioscope: India: holy bath passport for Mizo Jews to Israel
		Hundreds of tribal Jews in Mizoram in India's northeast are giving finishing touches to a ritual bath under the supervision of Israeli rabbis that could serve as their passport to that country.
		The chief rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Shlomo Amar, announced in Jerusalem in March that members of the 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe tribe in Mizoram and Manipur were descendants of ancient Israelites or one of the Biblical 10 lost tribes.
		Like in any Jewish home in Israel, Mizo Jews also place the mezuzah or a wooden box containing verses from the Torah at the entrance of their homes, besides wearing the kippah or headgear during prayers.
	www.religion.info /english/articles/article_184.shtml (659 words)

	Crossmap INDIA > News > Mizo Jews migrating to 'Promised Land' find bullets and menial jobs
		The Mizo Jews have been settled in the cities of Nazareth Illit and Karmiel in northern Israel - areas which were hard hit by rockets fired by the Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah this summer during a 34-day conflict with Israel.
		In fact, according to information obtained by Christian Today, many Mizo Jews have found themselves being drafted in the Israeli army and fighting alongside their Israeli 'friends' to defend their 'Promised Land.' Others have taken up menial jobs, working in private enterprises, sources said.
		In the early 1970s, some Kuki and Mizo Christians noticed that many of their customs — like male circumcision, animal sacrifices, burial customs, marriage and divorce procedures, observation of the Sabbath and the symbolic use of the number 7 in many festivals — were similar to those of Jews around the world.
	in.crossmap.com /cmboard/view.php?&bbs_id=news&page=&doc_num=219 (1426 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| India's lost tribe recognised as Jews after 2,700 years
		With a cry of "Mazeltov" and a Rabbi's congratulatory handshake, hundreds of tribal people from India's north-east were formally converted to Judaism this week after being recognised as descendants of the 10 Lost Tribes exiled from Israel 2,700 years ago.
		Michael Freund, the group's chairman, said he believed the conversions had closed the circle on almost 3,000 years of history as the Mizo Jews were now able to exercise their right of return to the Promised Land.
		Local historians point out that the Mizo tribes were animists whose oral history and tradition was lost forever when the Welsh Presbyterian missionaries arrived in Mizoram in the late 1890s.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/17/windia17.xml (651 words)

	Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament: Found: A Lost Tribe of Israel
		Many Mizos are very familiar with the phrase “from headhunters to soul-hunters” signifying the change that Christianity brought to their culture.
		If indeed some Mizos were Jews to start with, one would expect some unique Jewish practices, whether it be dietary restrictions, or ritual observances, or some belief system, to have been handed down from generation to generation.
		If the Mizos were descendants of the tribe of Manasseh, researchers would have found in their history vestiges of the practices that resemble some of the religious practices of the Old Testament.
	www.claudemariottini.com /blog/2005/09/found-lost-tribe-of-israel.html (2404 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
		Some of the Christian Mizos and Kukis of Mizoram and Manipur believe they are the descendants of one of the 10 Biblical lost tribes and that their ancestors were Jews from Israel.
		The Mizo and Kuki Jews who migrated to Israel identify themselves as members of the minuscule Beni Menashe community, descendants of one of the 10 lost tribes mentioned in the Bible.
		The organisation claims that the Mizos and Kukis are the descendants of the Manasseh tribe, whom the Assyrians exiled from northern Israel in 721 BC.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050823/asp/nation/story_5144609.asp (468 words)

	RaceandHistory.com - India's tribal Jews
		The local Mizos, the dominant tribe in Christian-majority Mizoram, are believed to be a branch of the Shinlung and "have very many things in common with the Jews in Israel," Zaithanchhungi added.
		Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail, who runs the private, Jerusalem-based Amishav Associaton, which deals with claims of descendancy from the 10 lost tribes, visited Mizoram in 1994 and claimed to have identified 3,500 tribe members who were practising Jews.
		The Shinlung Jews are also not recognised by the mainstream Jewish community in India, which only numbers around 4,000.
	raceandhistory.com /worldhotspots/indiajews.htm (505 words)

	208 Jews From India's Eastern Mizoram State Migrate To Israel - World News - Playfuls.com - Business & World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A representative of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem, Avizedek, is escorting the second batch of Mizo Jews to Israel.
		A local schoolteacher Bana Kholhring and her businessman husband Avior were excited to be part of the Mizos chosen to migrate to Israel.
		After the Bnei Menashe tribe was recognised as one of the 10 lost tribes by Jerusalem, a group of Israeli Rabbis visited Mizoram in September 2005 and converted the first batch of 218 Mizo tribal people to Judaism with a holy dip at a 'mikvah' or a ritual bath.
	www.playfuls.com /news_10_3348-208-Jews-From-Indias-Eastern-Mizoram-State-Migrate-To-Israel.html (512 words)

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