The Bnei Menashe (“sons of Manassah”) are considered descendants of the Tribe of Manassah, which was cut off from the Jewish people following the conquest of the northern kingdom by the Assyrians in 721 BCE.
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New immigrants from Bnei Menashe community step off the plane in Israel. (Ministry of Aliyah and Integration/Eleonora Shiluv)