Inside Uganda: Home of the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world
Jewish Journal
August 31, 2017
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uganda
A summer at camp exposes Ugandan Jews to America’s food and kids
Jewish Journal
August 24, 2016
Growing up in Uganda, Sarah Nabaggala would often have to walk to a well to retrieve drinking water.
Rabbi elected as first Jewish member of Ugandan Parliament
Jewish Journal
March 23, 2016
The leader of a tribe of Jews in Uganda, a rabbi whose family and community were persecuted under Idi Amin, has been elected to the Ugandan Parliament — the first Jew to achieve that honor in the African nation.
Anti-gay persecution abroad demands U.S. action
Jewish Journal
July 8, 2014
Every parent imagines and treasures a child’s first words, first steps, first love.
Op-Ed: A miracle in Uganda
Jewish Journal
April 11, 2014
As we celebrate Passover, it is important to remember that as great as the miracle of the Exodus was, freedom was only the beginning. I know this from reading the Torah, but I also know from personal experience.
Israelis pay to send deported African kids to school in Uganda
Simone Wilson
March 26, 2014
Among the 1,000 students who attend two brightly painted boarding schools in Kampala, Uganda, is a group of 72 South Sudanese children who speak perfect Hebrew on the playground.
In rural Uganda, small Jewish community splits over conversion
Jewish Journal
March 24, 2014
On Fridays at sundown, the Jewish residents of this village set amid the lush hills of eastern Uganda gather in the synagogue to greet Shabbat.
Israel confirms sending migrants to third country
Jewish Journal
March 5, 2014
Following reports that Israel was sending African migrants to Uganda, Israeli Interior Minister Gideon Saar confirmed that Israel is sending migrants to a third-party country.
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