Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem (also known as The Black Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, Black Hebrew Israelites, or simply Black Hebrews or Black Israelites) is a small spiritual group whose members believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. With a population of over 5,000, most members live in their own community in Dimona, Israel. Their immigrant ancestors were African Americans, many from Chicago, Illinois, who migrated to Israel in the late 1960s.Some of them consider themselves to be Jewish, but Judaism does not consider them to be Jewish. The 'Glass Report' of the American Jewish Committee, 1980, decided that \"The 'Black Hebrews' are not Jews by any criterion, however liberal.\" In 2003, the existing community was granted official Israeli residency. Since 2004 members of community (both men and women) have served as soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces, and since 2009 members of the community have begun to be granted Israeli citizenship."@en }
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- African_Hebrew_Israelites_of_Jerusalem abstract "The African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem (also known as The Black Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, Black Hebrew Israelites, or simply Black Hebrews or Black Israelites) is a small spiritual group whose members believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. With a population of over 5,000, most members live in their own community in Dimona, Israel. Their immigrant ancestors were African Americans, many from Chicago, Illinois, who migrated to Israel in the late 1960s.Some of them consider themselves to be Jewish, but Judaism does not consider them to be Jewish. The 'Glass Report' of the American Jewish Committee, 1980, decided that \"The 'Black Hebrews' are not Jews by any criterion, however liberal.\" In 2003, the existing community was granted official Israeli residency. Since 2004 members of community (both men and women) have served as soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces, and since 2009 members of the community have begun to be granted Israeli citizenship.".