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LI synagogue lends hand to Nigerian Jews

Members of the Gihon Synagogue in Abuja Nigeria,

Photo credit: Jeff L. Lieberman | Members of the Gihon Synagogue in Abuja Nigeria, 2006.

Members of a Plainview synagogue are extending support to a group of Nigerians, estimated to number in the thousands, who have discovered what they believe are their ancient Jewish roots.

The decision by members of the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria to follow Judaism instead of Christianity is generating debate among rabbis and scholars about the authenticity of their Jewish roots and the converts'...

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