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President Isaac Herzog (right) meets with members of the Bahrain Jewish community in Manama on December 4, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
December 5, 2022, 11:37 am
Herzog meets with small Bahrain Jewish community in Manama
President, on first-ever official visit, receives gifts from local Jews, whose presence in island kingdom dates back some 140 years
By Lazar Berman
Ebrahim Nonoo, the head of the Jewish Community in Bahrain, prays on the sabbath at the House of Ten Commandments Synagogue in the capital Manama on September 4, 2021.(Mazen Mahdi / AFP)
September 14, 2021, 7:33 am
Bahrain Jews worship in public for 1st time in decades thanks to Abraham Accords
Leader Ebrahim Nonoo says he’s bringing Jewish traditions into plain view after community of several dozen had worshipped in private since 1947
By Haitham el-Tabei
In this Oct. 18, 2020 photo, a menorah used during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is seen during a visit by an Israeli delegation to the Jewish Community Synagogue of Bahrain, in Manama, Bahrain. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)
March 9, 2021, 12:36 pm
In parts of the Gulf, amid Israel ties, Jewish life comes out of the shadows
Emirati and Bahraini authorities launch PR blitz to cultivate image as Muslim havens of inclusion and tolerance for Jews, in stark contrast to regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran
By Ilan Ben Zion
Rabbi Elie Abadie (yellow tie) joins the Jewish community in the UAE for a Hanukkah celebration (photo credit: Courtesy)
February 15, 2021, 7:42 am
Beth Din of Arabia: Jews in Gulf countries announce first communal organizations
Spurred by new accords with Israel, communities in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia create new body under Beirut-born Rabbi Elie Abadie to oversee Jewish life
By Lazar Berman
A view of the Manama skyline, Bahrain. (CC-BY Jayson De Leon/Wikimedia Commons)
November 10, 2020, 10:57 am
Borsht in Bahrain: Manama’s Ritz Carlton to serve kosher food
Five-star hotel will be first in kingdom to establish a kosher kitchen, supervised by Orthodox Union; local Jewish leader lauds move, hopes for more Jewish tourists
By Raphael Ahren
The facade of the only synagogue in the kingdom of Bahrain, in the capital Manama, on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the 1938 destruction of Jewish shops and houses of worship by Nazi groups in Germany, lit up as part of the 'Let There Be Light global campaign against anti-Semitism, racism, intolerance and hatred, November 9, 2020 (Mazen Mahdi/AFP)
November 10, 2020, 9:52 am
For first time ever, Bahraini Jews mark anniversary of Kristallnacht
Kingdom’s only synagogue lit up to remember 1938 assault by Nazis on Jews and their property in Germany – part of global ‘Let There Be Light’ campaign against anti-Semitism, racism
By AFP
Jewish representative Nancy Khedouri, second from left, and other Bahraini officials meet with foreign representatives, including US Ambassador Justin Siberell, far left. (Courtesy of Khedouri via JTA)
September 16, 2020, 8:20 am
Jews have lived in Bahrain for 140 years; the Israel deal changes their lives
Leader of tiny community, Ebrahim Nonoo, says he can now talk to relatives and feel free about coming to Israel; hopes Jews will settle in Gulf nations
By Josefin Dolsten
Isaac Herzog at the Jewish Agency Board of Governors, February, 2020. (The Jewish Agency for Israel)
September 13, 2020, 2:43 pm
In wake of diplomatic ties, Jewish Agency to work on aiding community in Bahrain
Group’s chief Isaac Herzog speaks with local leader Ebrahim Nonoo, who asks for assistance with Jewish education and identity; estimates that community numbers around 50
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