By the time Amin fled to Saudi Arabia in 1979, he says, the number of Abayudaya had dwindled to about 300, down from about 2,000 just eight years earlier when Amin came to office. After Sizomu's ...

In a world where television, cars, and multiple story buildings are conspicuous in their absence, there is a community of about six hundred people living in a remote area of Eastern Uganda called the ...

Today, there are around 2,000 Abayudaya, some of whom have officially converted into Conservative Judaism, and others who just practice without official recognition.

The Abayudaya practiced what they considered to be Orthodox Judaism, but without consistent support from other Jewish communities, until the early 2000s, ...

Abayudaya youth on first Israel trip welcome new Torah scroll at Western Wall Ugandan Jews on trailblazing Birthright visit fulfill a dream of dancing their way into Jerusalem, after fears that ...

The Abayudaya have faithfully practiced Judaism since then, at times suffering terrible persecution, most notably in the 1970s under the dictatorship of Idi Amin.

Members of the Abayudaya Jewish community sit outside the Stern Synagogue as they listen to their spiritual leader in a village near Mbale, eastern Uganda, on Nov. 17, 2018. (RNS photo/Tonny Onyulo) ...

After four hours of driving on ever-tinier roads this morning, our food truck becomes stuck in the sand and we have to push it out. We are following the packed pickup in Rabbi Gershom Sizomu’s ...

My friend Jacob reaches out to me in Albany, New York, 7,677 miles from his home in Mbale, Uganda. He is seeking matzo for Passover and prayers for his community, known as the Abayudaya. I will ...

The Abayudaya have faithfully practiced Judaism since then, at times suffering terrible persecution, most notably in the 1970s under the dictatorship of Idi Amin.