Legends of the Lost Tribes (1996)
which traces the legend of the lost tribes who, according to ancient scriptures were banished from the Kingdom of Israel after it fell to the Assyrians in the 8th century BCE. On this journey, in which Patinkin sets out to uncover what became of them, every episode shines a line on select individuals, traditions, beliefs, and cultures which, in some form or another, all lead back to one of the lost tribes.
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Legends of the Lost Tribes
1996Seasons & Episode
In the fourth episode of the series, we meet the British Israelites – a Christian cult that rose to prominence in Victorian times, whose members believe that Britons are in fact descendants of the Hebrews who originally hail from the Dan tribe.
In this episode, Patinkin follows a small subset of the Mizo people (aka Bnei Menashe) in Mizoram on the Indo-Burmese border, who believe that they are the descendants of the long-lost tribe of Manasseh. The end of the episode sees 30 members of the community go through with their plan to move to Israel.
Episode 9 of the series focuses on the Peruvian Israelites (aka ‘Israelitas’) – a group of devout Christians who study the Old Testament rigorously, and whose many customs are highly reminiscent of Jewish traditions: from their observance of the holy Sabbath, to making sacrificial offerings on all the Jewish high holidays including Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuoth.
Episode 12 of the series follows the story of the ever-vanishing Karaite community in the former Communist states of Poland and Lithuania. The penultimate instalment in the series turns the spotlight onto this otherwise tiny sect of Judaism whose members follow the scriptures to the letter, rejecting any and all rabbinical interpretation.
which traces the legend of the lost tribes who, according to ancient scriptures were banished from the Kingdom of Israel after it fell to the Assyrians in the 8th century BCE. On this journey, in which Patinkin sets out to uncover what became of them, every episode shines a line on select individuals, traditions, beliefs, and cultures which, in some form or another, all lead back to one of the lost tribes.