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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 560

Jews in Africa

Lynne Mendelsohn. (Mark Reed)
July 29, 2024, 9:18 am
‘Typical Scottish Jewish girl’ makes home in Zambia after dumping legal career in UK
Lynne Mendelsohn runs an animal sanctuary in Livingstone: ‘My Jewish identity is important and I’d like to be buried in the Jewish cemetery. I tell people it’s my tribe’
By Sue Surkes
The Gateway Jewish Museum of Livingston charges roughly $.30 admission and also showcases Zambia's railroad history. (Harry Wall/JTA)
July 18, 2024, 6:17 am
A railway museum in Zambia offers a clue to the African country’s rich Jewish history
While almost no Jews live there today, the central African nation is still influenced by the community’s historic contributions — particularly as it expands medical infrastructure
By Harry D. Wall
Josh and Alissa Ruxin, proprietors of Heaven Retreat as well as Heaven Restaurant & Boutique Hotel in Kigali, February 2020. (Larry Luxner/Times of Israel)
September 29, 2020, 4:37 am
US couple’s swanky ‘hotel Rwanda’ brings jobs, sustainable prosperity to Kigali
Josh and Alissa Ruxin moved to Africa with humanitarian giving and adventure on their minds. Even during the coronavirus crisis, they run a business that employs dozens of locals
By Larry Luxner
From left to right: Eric Young; Ole Kasoi, first landowner to join the Nashulai Conservancy; and Nelson Ole Reiyia. (Courtesy)
January 30, 2018, 11:44 pm
Jewish Torontonian turned African tribal elder spearheads nature conservancy
After social innovation Prof. Eric Young’s adoption into the Maasai tribe, he quickly came to implement his traditional ‘tikun olam’ upbringing in a new homeland
By Robert Sarner
Ben Zion Dee’ie taking a break from Rosh Hashanah preparations in the Jewish town of Hara Kebira on the Tunisian island of Djerba, September 20, 2017. (Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
September 26, 2017, 9:35 pm
In Tunisia, an ancient Jewish community braves uncertain future
Instability, terror and anti-Semitism are ever-present for Tunisian Jews, but the real challenge to their continued presence is quality of life
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Rabbi Avromy and Sternie Super are moving to Kenya this Rosh Hashannah. (Chabad.org via JTA)
September 13, 2016, 3:58 am
As Chabad grows in Africa, hardy rabbis encounter spirituality — and crime
Jewish communities are on the rise as thousands of Israelis arrive, thriving in the amiable-yet-pushy African setting
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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