DIMONA, Israel --- In the 1960s, as black Americans struggled for civil rights and a stronger sense of cultural identity, some turned to the Torah and the Bible, and what they believed was their ancestral home in modern-day Israel. Today, a few thousand of these Hebrew Israelites live there, where they continue to struggle for acceptance and
A Group Of Chicago ‘Israelites’ Fought For Acceptance From The Israeli Government
It took decades for this group to receive acceptance in Israel, and their oppression contributed to Israel’s policy of racial profiling against black visitors to the country.
