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Degel Menashe

Israel

Community developmentArts & CultureHeritageRefugees & Migration
Community organisationFounded 2019International reach
Profile last updated: August 4, 2026

About

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.

Location

Israel

Founded

2019

Organisation type

Community organisation

Focus areas

Bnei MenasheHeritageOral historyIntegrationImmigration to IsraelKuki-Mizo

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentArts & CultureHeritageRefugees & Migration

Works for

CommunitiesYouthElderly people

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

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.

Countries of operation

IsraelIndia

Funding & support

Ways to support

Donate

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