Hebrew Israelism originated as a theology during the transatlantic slave trade, when enslaved Africans developed an identification with the biblical story of the Jews enslaved in Egypt.
While many Hebrew Israelite communities observe their beliefs peacefully, radical Hebrew Israelites are a group notorious for their hateful and antisemitic views. Some radicals, like Frank S. Cherry, have worked hard to spread dangerous rhetoric and controversial beliefs to create a hateful narrative against Jewish people.
As these antisemitic views have spread, so has a rift between two communities that should have a strong bond over shared histories, but are instead divided and afraid.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:42 Transatlantic slave trade
01:04 Hebrew Israelism
01:42 Variations of Hebrew Israelite ritual practice
01:56 Foundational Hebrew Israelite belief
02:09 Jewish presence in Africa
02:39 Relations between early Hebrew Israelites and mainstream Jewry
02:51 Frank S. Cherry and Hebrew Israelite antisemitism
03:33 Jews are a Semitic people, not white Europeans
03:59 Mixed race Jews of color
04:19 Diversity in the Hebrew Israelite community
04:45 Jim Crow Laws and restricted access to Judaism
05:15 Building bridges with mainstream Jewish communities
05:49 Radical Hebrew Israelites and antisemitism
07:05 Spread of radical Hebrew Israelite ideology
07:27 Dividing black and Jewish communities
08:37 Outro

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