African Jewry

The Jews of Nairobi and the Religious Roots of Kenya-Israel Relations

A community revived by conversion.

Robert Carle
Sept. 12 2022 12:01AM

How the British Betrayal of an African Chieftain Explains the Origins of Ugandan Jewry

Shalom Putti.

Dina Gold
Aug. 24 2022 12:01AM

A Jewish Revival in Nigeria

Exploring “one of the youngest, most surprising Jewish communities in the world.”

Samanth Subramanian
May 4 2022 12:01AM

The Jews of Africa in Pictures

From Tunisia to Uganda to Cape Town.

Jono David
May 24 2021 12:01AM

Kenya, Jews, and Zionism—through the Eyes of the Late Kenyan President’s Jewish Personal Physician

From Herzl to Daniel arap Moi.

David Silverstein
March 5 2020 12:01AM

The Rise, and Sudden Fall, of Sudanese Jewry

A once-prosperous part of a diverse society.

Daisy Abboudi
Oct. 30 2019 12:01AM

The Fast-Growing Jewish Population of Nigeria Is Now at Risk

Nigerian authorities are starting to target the country’s Jews.

Orji Sunday
Aug. 6 2019 12:01AM

The Two Halves of an Algerian Torah Scroll, United after 180 Years

One in France, the other in Kansas.

Jon Niccum
July 8 2019 12:01AM

The Less-Told Story of the Holocaust in North Africa

What happened to the 470,000 Jews who lived there?

Lawrence Rosen
April 1 2019 12:01AM

Preserving the Remnants of Jewish Life off the Coast of West Africa

The Jewish graveyards of Cape Verde.

Rosanne Skirble
Nov. 14 2018 12:01AM

The Legendary Jewish Warrior Princess of the Berbers

Dihya al-Kahina.

Ushi Derman
Oct. 18 2018 12:01AM

The Rise and Fall of Jewish Sudan

A forgotten Jewish community.

Elli Fischer
June 20 2016 12:01AM

Uganda Gets Its First Jewish Parliamentarian

Meet Rabbi Gershom Sizomu.

Tommy Trenchard and Aurelie Marrier D'Unienville
May 25 2016 12:01AM

The Jews of Kasuku, Kenya

“We started to understand there’s a difference between Messianic Judaism and Judaism, and some of us chose to turn to Judaism.”

Melanie Lidman
March 12 2015 12:01AM