Africa is a continent full of beauty its beauty can be seen through its places
and its people welcome to the amazing people of Africa series where we take
a look at some of the indigenous people of Africa we'll be looking at their lifestyle
culture and getting to learn about life through their knowledge and experiences
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in today's video we take a look at the Lost tribe of Israel we take a look at the Lemba people
speaking ethnic group native to Zimbabwe and South Africa its smaller branches in Mozambique
and Malawi according to Lemba tradition their male ancestors were Jews who left Judea about
2500 years ago and migrated to North East Africa specifically to Ethiopia through Yemen after some
time their ancestors married the local women and became established in Africa and at some
point the tribe split into two groups one stayed in Ethiopia and the other traveled farther south
the reason for their father migration brings up many questions but according to Lemba oral
tradition the male ancestors migrated to Southeast Africa in order to obtain gold
molecular genetics have provided the technology to compare genetic material of the lamba people
with that of modern Jewish people the results show that the member shares several genetic
characteristics with the Jews including a particular marker on the white chromosome
called the Cohen modal hypotype in 1999 genetic data on the member was collected by Tudor perfid
the director of the Center for Jewish studies at the school of Oriental and African studies
in London he and his collaborators took genetic samples from men from six member
Clans whose geographical range roles from South Africa to Zimbabwe the genetic material was
analyzed from the genetic markers that have been found in the Jews similar to the general
Jewish population the kohen model haplotype was found in nearly 10 percent of all the Lemba men
to this day the Lemba have been able to maintain their devout religious observances
passed down from generation to generation for instance they refrain from eating pork
or other Foods forbidden by the Torah or forbidden combinations of permitted Foods
conduct ritual animal Slaughter have a holy day once a week and even put the
Star of David on their gravestones they practice circumcision scorn into marriage
and follow a lunar calendar and celebrate holidays time to the faces of the Moon
historically the number were primarily hunters and gatherers relying on the natural resources
of the region for their survival they were known for their hunting skills and
their Mastery of the use of poison in hunting was legendary over time the tribe developed a
strong agricultural tradition cultivating crops such as Maize sorghum and minute and
they also kept cutting goats and sheep which were used both for food and also a form of will
the history and migration of the Lemba people is a fascinating story of cultural exchange
and survival as they have maintained their unique identity and traditions despite living
in a region where they were the minority despite all the challenges they face the lumbar over the
years have managed to preserve their Rich cultural heritage and maintain a strong sense of identity
their traditional way of life along with their music dance customs and traditions continues to be
an important part of their daily lives and serve as a reminder of their unique history and culture
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