Bene Ephraim
The Bene Ephraim (Hebrew: בני אפריים) Bnei Ephraim ("Sons of Ephraim"), also called Telugu Jews because they speak Telugu, are a small community living primarily in Kotha Reddy Palem, a village outside Chebrolu, Guntur District, and in Machilipatnam, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India, near the delta of the River Krishna. They claim to be descendants of the Tribe of Ephraim, of the Ten Lost Tribes, and since the 1980s have learned to practice modern Judaism.
| Total population | |
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| 350 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Languages | |
| Telugu, Hebrew | |
| Religion | |
| Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tradition Jews, Indian Jews Ethnobiology Indian |
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