You go on and be the Jewish person of the family.”“With that, I bowed out,” says Simhah Tamar. Pursuing Jewish learning and observanceOnce she left the church, Simhah Tamar began exploring Judaism. Igbo Jews in Africa TodaySimhah Tamar is thrilled about the Jewish awakening taking place among the Igbo people in West Africa. With the expansion of global communication, the Igbo people are able to access Jewish educational resources and to connect with Jewish communities around the world. Many of them went through the formal conversion procedure, like Simhah Tamar, and are currently recognized as Jews by Jewish communities worldwide.
