A group of converts to Judaism in Uganda has gained official recognition from the Jewish Agency for Israel.
In a letter to Rabbi Andrew Sacks, who serves as the head of the Conservative movement in Israel, the Jewish Agency confirmed that “as of 2009, we view the Abayudaya in Uganda as a recognized community registered with the Masorti-Olami world Conservative movement,” Haaretz reported.
Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/65583/ugandan-jewish-community-gains-official-jewish-agency-recognition-aliyah/#I6CO54KbBGvhVpGt.99
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