Dimona and Mamshit

Some people will tell you that Dimona is Israel’s best kept secret. Others will tell you to ignore the glowing reports you hear and not to believe every Tom, Dick and Mordekhai you talk to. The city boasts a fusion of ethnicities; Indians, Ethiopians, Russians, and even a few sabras can be seen walking the streets. You can practice your French on the mushrooming North African population.

Dimona is famed for only two things, really. The first seems to be officially named the “Nuclear power plant? What nuclear power plant? Who, us?” This is no time to play spy; the only real reason to visit Dimona is to see the Hebrew Israelite Community. Better known as the Black Hebrews, the members of this curious sect of English-speaking emigrants from the midwestern United States believe that die his torical roots of their ancestors can be traced to Israel.