The Thirteenth Tribe of Israel - Episode 1

A three-episode series filmed in Israel, Palestine and Peru in 2010.


Ninety members of a cultural group with no Jewish roots or background were given a 12-day crash course on how to convert from indigenous Peruvian Christians to Orthodox Jews. On offer was Israeli residency, government benefits and housing and, of course, enlightenment. The requirements were simple: to acquire the absolute conviction that the land of Israel belongs exclusively to the Jews (newly converted Peruvian brothers included) and to be willing to live in the settlements of the occupied West Bank. Nowadays, the relatives of the converted Peruvians continue to arrive in the settlements, in order to practice their newly-found faith.


In this first episode, we meet the pioneers: the first indigenous Peruvians to become Orthodox Jewish settlers. They tell us the story that led them to live in their "promised land".

Видео The Thirteenth Tribe of Israel - Episode 1 канала FL Films