Degel Menashe
Israel
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Founded in 2019, Degel Menashe is a community organisation based in Israel working on community development, arts & culture, heritage +1 more.
Degel Menashe is a non-profit organisation established in 2019 and recognised the same year by the Corporations Authority of Israel. It works to assist the Bnei Menashe community in Israel, supporting their integration into Israeli society, educational and vocational advancement, development of the younger Israeli-born generation, and preservation of their cultural heritage. In India, it aims to strengthen the Bnei Menashe community and further their immigration to Israel. The organisation grew out of an oral history project begun in 2017 and works to preserve the community's cultural and historical heritage and encourage pride in it.
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Oral History Project
Heritage · Israel
Records hundreds of hours of interviews with elderly Bnei Menashe in Israel to preserve community history. Begun in 2017 under the sponsorship of the Jewish Federation of New Mexico.
Teaching the Elderly Program
Education
Educational programme for elderly members of the Bnei Menashe community.
Vocational Fellowships Program
Employment & Skills
Fellowships supporting the vocational advancement of the Bnei Menashe community in Israel.
Musicology Project
Arts & Culture
Documents and studies the songs and chants of the Kuki-Mizo and Bnei Menashe traditions.
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