House of Israel (Ghana)

The people of Sefwi Wiawso, who claim to have roots in the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel, trace a call for a "return" to normative Judaism by Aaron Ahomtre Toakyirafa, a community leader who, in 1976, is said to have had a vision. A smaller community of Jews from the House of Israel lives in Sefwi Sui, a small farming community located twenty miles from Sefwi Wiawso. In the two communities, many of the men and children read English, but no one knows Hebrew. There are several family compounds nearby and about 200 people belong to the synagogue. ==See also==