In the following Books:
2017 Nathan P. Devir, "New Children of Israel"
2016 Daniel Lis, William Miles, Tudor Parfitt, “In the Shadow of Moses, New Jewish Movements in Africa and the Diaspora” p.120-24,160-162
2015 Marla Brettschneider, “The Jewish Phenomenon in Sub Saharran Africa,”
2013 Yulia Egorova, Shahid Perwez “The Jews of Andhra Pradesh” p.97-105
Media coverage
Memoirs: Rabbi Gerald and Rebbetzin Bonnie Sussman http://www.silive.com/timecapsule/2018/01/memoirs_rabbi_gerald_and_rebbe.html
Kestenbaum, Sam. “In Nigeria, Messianic Jews Join Contest for Souls of ‘Lost Tribe’” September 25, 2016 http://forward.com/news/348988/in-nigeria-messianic-jews-join-contest-for-souls-of-lost-tribe/
Josefson, Deborah. “In remote Madagascar, a new community chooses to be Jewish” June 5, 2016 12:43pm Madagascar http://www.jta.org/2016/06/05/news-opinion/world/in-remote-madagascar-a-new-community-chooses-to-be-jewish
Dolsten, Josefin. “In Madagascar, ‘World’s Newest Jewish Community’ Seeks to Establish
Itself.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 25, 2016
http://www.jta.org/2016/11/25/life-religion/in-madagascar-worlds-newest-jewish-community-seeks-to-establish-itself
Kestenbaum, Sam. “‘Joining Fabric of World Jewish Community,’ 100 Convert on African
Island of Madagascar.” Forward, May 24, 2016
http://forward.com/news/341106/joining-fabric-of-world-jewish-community-100-convert-on-african-island-of-m/
Kestenbaum, Sam. “The New Jewish Diaspora?” Forward,
http://forward.com/news/339682/the-new-jewish-diaspora/
Contributing Editor. FIU Magazine “New York Rabbis join FIU team to explore Jewish Identity in Papua New Guinea
https://news.fiu.edu/2013/11/new-york-rabbis-join-fiu-team-to-explore-religious-identity-in-papua-new-guinea/74483
O'Neal, Deborah. “Jouney to Papua New Guinea” FIU News April 12, 2013
https://news.fiu.edu/2013/04/journey-to-papua-new-guinea/58426
African Jewish Communities.
Yes, there is a Jewish Africa.
Bonnet, Isabel. "Small Jewish communities emerge in Ivory Coast". Aljazeera November 13, 2024
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/13/small-jewish-communities-emerge-in-ivory-coast
Bonita Nathan Sussman and Rabbi Gerald Sussman discuss Jews in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dreyfus, Hannah. "Meet the ‘Closeted’ Liberal Jews Voting for Trump". JTA October 29, 2020
https://www.jta.org/2020/10/29/ny/meet-the-closeted-liberal-jews-voting-for-trump
Sixth Street Synagogue
"B’nai Amoona and Traditional Congregation Present a Collaborative Scholar-in-Residence Weekend". JFedSTL February 21-23, 2020www.jfedstl.org/events/kulanu/
Berger, Joseph. "Harriet Bograd, Champion of Jews in Africa, Dies at 79". NY Times November 23-28, 2022
Radio Rabbi:
https://news.fiu.edu/2013/04/journey-to-papua-new-guinea/58426
LINK HERE to listen live:
https://theanswersarasota.com/programguidedaily?dayOfWeek=Sunday&timeFilter=2
Videos:
Bonita Nathan Sussman "Cote d'Ivoire Videos" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezJM2DIEV_x4DJl9nyinbA
Kristal, Joshua. “Journey to Judaism” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No_P5SioCkI
Zilkha, Gabrielle. “Doing Jewish, The Story of Ghana” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gge3k0b1NuU
Gavron, Laurence . “Black Jews Roots of the Olive Tree” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I579hMbr3FI
Kristal, Joshua “Returning to Roots: The Story of Nicaragua” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lpj7pXgVZU
A cameo in Doing Jewish in Ghana http://www.doingjewishthefilm.com/
The Backstory of Ethiopian Operation Moses: Witness Accounts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJm-8L0rPc&feature=youtu.be
Jews in Ghana? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLENkp5ZZvc&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Virtually Visit Kenya with Yehuda Kimani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q5RP6JFgy0&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Professor Tudor Parfitt on Jews, Blacks, and Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8528g8eGcM&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Rabbi Dr. Ari Greenspan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey7VDXLBEEA&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Rabbi Funnyehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmTKhvANsQE&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Jack and Diane Zeller and Aron and Karen Primack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-S5vdXX7Os&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Reform Conversions and Beyond: Growing a Jewish Community in Guatemala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUFsYemY9C8&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Genie Milgrom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ymReQE7iY8&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Italy – Rabbi Barbara Aiello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYC9J5BP6Aw&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Zimbabwe - Modreck Maeresera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhU00j7PKtQ&feature=youtu.be
ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES: Rabbi Avraham Coalesce Browne in the Philippines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cWYgPUUTTk&feature=youtu.be
World View TV Talk Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJk0VtbvFDs
Facebook Videos
Live videos
JEWISH AFRICA FILM FESTIVAL
KULANU, INC
KULANU, INC. II PART
NIGERIA PHOTO EXHIBIT https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=846107509418823&id=1135542865
Books Authored:
"Jewish Africans Describe Their Lives: Evidence of an Unrecognized Indigenous People--Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe"
Fellowships and Board Members:
FIU Associate Research Fellow
Staten Island Hebrew Public Board Member
New York Board of Rabbis, Board of Governors
Awards:
Chai Society Community Mitzvah Awards
Staten Island Advance Woman of Achievement 1996
Staten Island COJO Lifetime Achievement Award
Podcast:
Kulanu Matters on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast and Pandora