The history of the Jews in the African diaspora refers to black Jews living in the African diaspora. Some consider themselves to be the true descendants of the Israelites of the Torah, notably the Black Hebrew Israelites. The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, immigrated from the United States to Israel beginning in 1969.
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