Introduction.
Yair Davidiy: Antecedents and Early Life.
Yair Moves to Israel.
The Initial Brit-Am Researches.
Kiryat Arba, Hebron.
Sussia in the Hebron Hills.
Bet-el [Biblical "Bethel"].
The Return to Jerusalem.
Brit-Am Events and Activities.
The Separations from Brit-Am.
TV.
Opposition or Simple Preference?.
Tamar Yonah of Arutz-7.
Dr. Gavin Finley.
Kosher Radio and New BAMBI.
Some Controversies that Brit-Am was Involved In.
Acheivements Despite Financial Disabilities.
Books and Publications.
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Brit-Am History
The History of Brit-Am
Introduction.
Many of us know that we descend from Israelites.
Or at least we would want to have done so and instinctively feel that we did.
These instinctive feelings are confirmed by Biblical verses and secular studies.
Brit-Am, the Ten Tribes Movement, is engaged in these studies and in bringing knowledge of them to the
general public.
Brit-Am is comprised of Jews and non-Jews and works for what it considers to be
the good of all the Israelite Peoples. This includes Judah (the present-day
Jews) and the Lost Ten Tribes.
This is the story of Brit-Am or rather part of the story as it has evolved unto the present.
We are writing this account since it answers questions we are frequently asked,
it is important in its own right, and since lately others have been
presenting a misleading picture of what Brit-Am was and now
is.
We are working mainly from memory but documents and records do exist. The reader
should expect several of the dates and facts recalled below to undergo revision
as different points are clarified: We may well revise and alter this article
several times over in the near future. The account below will not interest
everybody but some of you who are familiar with the subject should find it of
great interest.
Brit-Am sees itself as both as both a movement and an organization. The Brit-Am
movement came first and comes first. The Brit-Am Organization is meant to give
some kind of formal framework to the Brit-Am Movement and further its cause.
Brit-Am as both a movement and an organization has been around for some time.
How did Brit-Am start?
Yair
Davidiy:
Antecedents and Early Life
To understand Brit-Am we need to speak a little about Yair Davidiy
since up until now much about Brit-Am resolves around Yair.
Yair Davidiy was born in 1950 in Sydney, Australia.
His father came from southwest Wales.
His father was born as William Hugh Russell-Davis but referred to himself as "Hugh
Davis".
The father of Hugh was William Russell-Davis. He was the head-master and the
owner of a boarding school. The
father of William was (as far as I know) a tailor also known as William Davis.
He was born out of wedlock and his father is unknown. This has only became known to the family in the last few years.
On the one hand, my father, Hugh Davis, was an avid believer in British Imperialism. On the other,
he loved Ireland. He may have known something. A recent DNA test indicates that he
was indeed descended from the Connachta and the Tribe of Nial who had once ruled over all Ireland and
Western Scotland. Descendants of the Tribe of Nial (Neal) are now concentrated in the
Northwest of Ireland. Historically they were known as Gaels and as Milesians.
Within the Tribe of Neal DNA markers for our family indicate the sub-clan of
Donal and the Irish area of Ireland just south of Protestant Ulster, i.e. concentrated in Ulster
but that part of it now belonging to Eire.
This is of interest since a
good portion of a Brit-Am book we published (before having this information),
"Lost Israelite Identity. The Hebrew Ancestry of Celtic Races"
(1996) concerns the Milesians.
The mother of Hugh Davis (grandmother of Yair) was from a "Plymouth Brethren"
family who reputedly never allowed in their house any other book than the Bible.
Not all her family were necessarily so pious however. It was believed that one of her physical
antecedents was the offspring "the Prince of Wales" of the Hanoverian Monarchs of Great Britain.
What this exactly means we do not know since we have lost contact with that branch of the family.
Most of the Hanoverian princes in Britain had mistresses and some had wives but these non-royal (morganatic) marriagers were not considered legal.
Anyway,
The "Plymouth Brethren" were a small group but historically important. They
believed that the Jews should be helped to return to the Holy Land and receive
their own State. They are credited with having influenced the Scofield Bible and
the later Evangelical Movement in the USA that supports Zionism and Israel. [Orde Wingate who helped
the Zionists prepare their future army was also of Plymouth Brethren stock and also believed in
British Israel.] My
grandmother believed in the Lost Tribes being in the British Isles and did research of her own on the
matter. According to Oren Davis (brother of Yair) she helped found an
independent branch of British Israel in Wales.
The mother of Yair was born in London of Jewish parents. Her father, Leo Jacoby
(also known as Joseph Levi), was a silk merchant (son of an accomplished violinist) who was born in Denmark but had
come to England at an early age. He served as a liason officer between the British and French Forces
in Gallipoli against the Turks in World War I. The mother of my mother came from
Strasbourg in Alsace, France. Both my parents served as officers in WW-II. The
sister of my father was a nurse who was taken captive by the Japanese and died
in captivity. Relations of my mother in France and Germany were killed for being
Jews.
Yair was born in New South Wales but grew up in the State of Victoria which
is further to the south. His parents owned a series of food shops and small
restaurants.
In Australia, Yair became acquainted with British Israel Literature and with the
writings of Herbert Armstrong and his group. Yair at one stage attempted to
conduct research of his own on the matter but did not get far. Having been born
Jewish according to Jewish Law, Yair began to study Judaism whilst still in
Australia.
Yair Moves to Israel
In 1974 Yair moved to Israel. He served in the IDF as well as
learning in various Yeshivot and Rabbinical programs. Yair studied both independently
and under direction. Rabbi Menachem Jacobsen of Beer Yaacov was an
important influence. Rabbi Jacobsen encouraged Yair to learn the sources and to interpret them.
We learned enough to acquire some acquaintance with that part of the Torah most obviously pertinent to Brit-Am
and to lay a foundation
that could be built on. This however was not our intention at the time but rather we were learning for the sake of it
as is the practice amongst Orthodox Religious Jews. We still learn today and find it helps us in many ways as well as being good for Brit-Am.
Yair was married for a period and six sons were born to
him. Yair had changed his name twice due to a combination of personal
issues and Israeli bureaucratic rulings. The surname "Davidy" (later spelt "Davidiy")
is close in sound and meaning to our original name, "Davis", and is Hebraic in
character.
Yair had always maintained a strong interest in Biblical Knowledge, history and
contemporary affairs. During his Rabbinical Studies he came across sources
indicating that there may be something to the belief that the Lost Ten Tribes
were to be found amongst Western Peoples. Information from other sources and various incidents strengthened this impression.
Gradually an overwhelming urge
developed to resolve the issue once and for all.
Were the Lost Ten Tribes in the
West or not?
A preliminary investigation indicated that even if they were found
not to be amongst Western Peoples it might be worth writing a book on the subject since the issue had
had historical importance.
It did not take long however for our basic intuitive understanding to be
confirmed that the concept was indeed a true one and consistent with the Torah.
The
Initial Brit-Am Researches
In 1984 whilst living in Shiloh (in the former territory of
Ephraim) Yair began intensive research on the matter. He wrote summaries of his
findings in Hebrew and discussed the subject with Rabbis and academics. Yair
also spoke to Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail who headed the Amishav organization. Rabbi
Avichail held that the Lost Tribes were to be found in eastern countries such as
Afghanistan, Burma, etc. The two did not agree.
In 1985 Yair moved to Jerusalem and continued his researches in the National
Library and elsewhere. The National Library is one of the best libraries in the
world. It has a Rare Books section that proved very useful. Davidiy became a
fixture in this Library and was treated with great consideration by the staff.
At that time Yair worked as a professional scribe. This is a very demanding and painstaking profession
requiring considerable expertise and a special aptitude.
He was not really suited to it. Nevertheless it had the advantage of providing
an independent source of income whose work was not restricted to set hours.
Yair changed addresses several times but mostly lived in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City.
Many intellectuals and Rabbinical students are to be found here. Frequent informal discussions concerning our researchs were
held. On the whole reactions were favorable.
Kiryat
Arba, Hebron.
In ca. 1990 (?) Yair through a mutual acquaintance of Yaacov Fogelman (Director of TOP: Torah Outreach Program) came in contact with John Hulley and moved to
Kiryat Arba besides Hebron in the south of Israel. John Hulley had done research
and had come to similar conclusions as Yair. John Hulley authored
various articles some of which were later published in Brit-Am
publications. Hulley later published "Comets Jews and Christians" (1996) in which he attributes true scientific
achievement on the whole to a combination of Israelite ancestry together with relative closeness to Biblical truth.
He uses recipients of Nobel Prizes as criteria.
John Hulley was also preparing another work which as of now remains unpublished.
John recognized the potential value of our researches. We had new information confirming the identity of the Lost Ten Tribes with Western peoples.
We used Biblical, Rabbinical, and Secular sources and showed how they all tied together.
We were capable of presenting our findings in a format religiously and nationalistically acceptable to Judah (the Jews)
while true to the Biblical Truth of Joseph, i.e. the Ten Tribes. John Hulley became our first supporter.
He also employed Yair (for a few days each month) as a part-time research assistant.
In Kiryat Arba at that time there existed a coterie interested in
the Lost Tribes. Some of them were researching and writing about it. Most
members of this band were converts to Judaism but natural born Jews were also
present.
Individuals whom we remember well in this connection include:
John Hulley, from the USA, a scholar and gentleman whose field is similar to that of Brit-Am
but with a somewhat variant Biblical and historical focus.
Articles by John may be seen on our web-site.
Aaron Minazzi, from Milano, Italy, saw Jewish and/or Israelite ancestry as an explanation for Hebraizing (or "Judaizing") tendencies
amongst "heretical" Christian groups,
especially in Italy.
Minazzi sought answers as to what practical conclusions members of the Ten Tribes should be expected to reach once the truth of their Israelites ancestry
became clear to them.
Mordecai Lapid was a veteran immigrant from Russia where he had been a famous "refusenick" or activist on behalf of the right of Jews to move to Israel which at that time was forbidden by the Russian authorities.
His interest was genetic studies as a means of tracing Israelite ancestry. On the whole he too traced the Lost Ten tribes to Western nations.
This was before the era of DNA.
Mordecai and his firstborn son, Israel, were murdered by Arab terrorists in a driveby shooting, in ca.1994.
Calev Ardon, from Flanders in Belgium, Considered Biblical belief and practices as indicative of Israelite origin.
Mair Horenstein, from the Walloon area of Belgium, applied principles from Jewish Thought and General Philosophy to Historical Phenomena.
Yehonatan David White from the USA is the son of a Rabbi. He believed that the Lost Ten Tribes were amongst Amerindians and had done original
research on the subject. Yehonatan was also an expert in Jewish Mysticism. He read at least one of the manuscripts that Yair had written
and became an early supporter of ours.
There were others. The names are perhaps less important than the overall outlook that developed.
The Jewish Inhabitants of Hebron in the Middle Ages are reported (see the book "Hebron") to have considered
the Sambation River
where the Lost Ten Tribes are to be found as just over the hill. Literally speaking this was not the case but it could be that a special quality conducive to tracing the Lost Tribes was indeed present.
We would hold frequent discussions about the
Lost Tribes being in the west. We analyzed the available evidence and spoke
between ourselves of its implications. Conclusions reached at that time and
impressions made were later to be important. During this time Yair prepared
the manuscripts of three different books along with several suitcases of written
notes. Hundreds of summaries of these works were sent to publishers. A
publishing company in the UK showed interest, examined a manuscript for about a
year and in the end decided that the work did not fit in with their line of
publication.
Yair tried at this stage to start an organization dedicated to the
subject but it did not take off.
Yair Davidiy (left) and John Hulley in Hebron
Publications
Sussia in the Hebron Hills,
the Hebron Hills
Source of Picture:
http://www.hebronhills.org/
Publications
In ca. 1991-92 (?) Yair moved
to Sussia in the southern Hebron Hills between the Yatir Forest and the edge of the Judean Desert.
He lived on a sheep farm owned by Israel Feld. Israel Feld helped us a lot. Israel was the brother of Rabbi Avraham Feld.
Israel read one of our manuscripts and thus became acquainted with Brit-Am teaching concerning the Lost Ten Tribes and in turn
persuaded his brother Avraham.
Rabbi Brett Oxman, a friend of Avraham and
Israel Feld, lent Brit-Am the money to publish "The Tribes" in 1993. At first we tried to
interest numerous historical and ethnically-related societies in the work but
without success. Eventually Yair made contact with Shabat-keeping and similar
Christian groups in the USA. We sent a book to British Israel in the UK. Things started moving.
Craig White of Australia contacted us as did Steven Collins and others in the USA. Herman Hoeh (a great historian associated with H.W. Armstrong) spoke
with us on the phone and recommended our work to his pupils. Clifford Smyth of
Ulster also contacted us. We were invited to speak at the annual BIWF (British
Israel World Federation) in Britain. They would pay for our trip and Yair was
billed as the guest speaker. We understood from them that we could say what we
liked and that they were prepared to consider revising their somewhat
anti-Semitic anti-Zionist platform. It transpired however that because Yair owed
money to the Israeli Government he could not leave the country.
Bet-el
[Biblical "Bethel"].
Yair at a later date
In ca. 1995 Yair moved to Bet-el (i.e. "Bethel") north of Jerusalem. In that same year we had published
the first edition of "Ephraim", 1995.
Later in the 2nd edition (2001) this work was to be entitled "Ephraim. The Gentile Children of Israel".
"Ephraim" includes a chapter the sources for which and some of the opinions expressed therein were supplied by Israel Feld.
In the meantime through Israel Feld we had met Azriel ben Moshe a new immigrant from Britain though born in Rumania. Azriel had a youth
group of his own known as "Bnei Geulah" (The Children of Redemption)
which more or less merged with what we were doing. This was to be a
Movement rather than a formal organization.
We had already been using the term Brit-Am
almost from the beginning and continued to do so.
In ca. 1995 Azriel traveled to Europe and on behalf of Brit-Am made contacts in the
Netherlands, Britain, and Ulster.
This included meeting Gooitzen van der Laan in Holland. Gooitzen was the head of a Dutch version of British Israel. He asked Azrial what Brit-Am has to offer.
Azriel answered that, amongst other things, it meet help having the message come from a Jewish source. Gooitzen testifies that at that time he doubted whether that would be any help at all. The next day however Gooitzen was discussing his Identity beliefs with a lady he had met. She told him that coming from someone like himself she found it difficult to accept but if a Jew would say it then she might find it more credible. Later Gooitzen was to be of great assistance to Brit-Am and marketed our works in the Netherlands.
Yair gave a series of talks in Jerusalem on the Brit-Am subject. During these talks
we met future Brit-Am supporters Cecil and Donna Davis and their son, Don. Cecil and Donna are of mixed Amerindian Scottish-British stock. Cecil is a former professional jet-fighter pilot.
Don works in web marketing.
The Brit-Am talks at
first were organized by Aryeh Galin from the Root and Branch Society. Aryeh was one of our earlier supporters.
Other individuals and organizations also helped us organize talks.
In 1996 Brit-Am published the first issue of our
magazine "Tribesman".
This magazine still functions. Over the years it has endured several changes of
name.
It was once known as Brit-Am TRUTH, and later renamed as "New Tribesman"
In 1996 was published
"Lost Israelite Identity.
The Hebrew Ancestry of Celtic Races
This was a large and important work with new findings and vital information. For some time it has been out of print. It is now available as three separate .pdf books.
The Return to Jerusalem.
In ca. 1997 Yair moved back to Jerusalem. In ca. 1998 we found
ourselves sharing an apartment with Rabbi Avraham Feld and a few others. Whilst still in
Beit-el we had begun our Internet activities and continued them in Jerusalem.
James Trimm set up an e-mail Ten Tribes orientated discussion group based on the work of John Hulley
and Yair Davidy. There was also a popular Bnei Noach e-mail list at the time one
of whose moderators was sympathatic. Through these and other
avenues we had begun to build a following.
Our family name in Israel has been variously spelt as "Davidi", "Davidy", and "Davidiy" (as at present)].
In ca. 1998 Yair Davidiy announced the creation of Brit-Am as a formal organization. He named Rabbi Avraham Feld
as a co-founder.
The task of Rabbi Feld was primarily to help in the field of Public Relations in which at the beginning he contributed a great deal.
At present Rabbi Avraham Feld by mutual agreement is no longer a part of Brit-Am.
Brit-Am Events and Activities.
We moved into an apartment owned by Isaac Mozeson (author of "The Word")
and after that we moved again to a flat that we shared for several years with Chaim Hayman before he was married.
Chaim is an educational activist in Biblical Studies, a scholar, and an entrepreneur. He was and still is of assistance to Brit-Am.
In August 2000 Steven Collins, David Hofer, and Howard Davis came to Israel. They
were preparing a documentary about the Lost Tribes and requested that we assist in this.
Rabbi Feld and Yair traveled with them throughout the Land of Israel
during the course of about a week.
Steven Collins has written an article about his experiences on this trip.
Anonymous sponsors and UCG collaborate on video trip
by Steven M. Collins
The documentary unfortunately never materialized due to problems with its sponsor.
From around 2001 onwards we had began to organize regular meetings.
A Brit-Am World Congress was held in the Hilton Hotel, Jerusalem, attended by people such
as Clifford Smyth from Ulster, Bert Bryan from Jamaica, Binah from India, Steven Spykerman from
England and several others from overseas along with
inhabitants of the Holy Land. Later
Rick Richardson hosted on two occasions Brit-Am Conferences in Jerusalem that were very
well attended and highly successful.
Bert Bryan from Jamaica was for quite some time a very important and valuable supporter of Brit-Am.
Eddie Chumney of Hebrew Roots for a long time was also a strong
supporter. Eddie assisted us in publishing our works.
There were other contributors to our cause but we are not sure whether or not
they would want their names made public.
At the moment we have no "heavy" backers but rely on a handful of supporters who
make moderate offerings. This modest support together with sales of our publications in the past has enabled
us to get by most of the time.
Brit-Am Income fell drastically as a result of the US and World Obama-Era Economic Crisis. The future is uncertain.
Betty Rhodes had set up the first Brit-Am web site. This was in 2002. Betty assisted us
greatly and selflessly for several years. She also put her own geneaological researches and original
family coat-of-arm illustrations on our site. This doubled the traffic. Yair learned to use html text
and manage the web-site himself. Betty turned ownership of the site over to us.
When the lease ran out we renewed it in our own name.
[Betty later came out with opinions of her own that obliged us to disociate ourselves from her. Prior to that, Betty had either not had such notions
or she had managed to keep them to herself since we were not aware of them. Towards us she had expressed herself differently and even provided us with research material
that was proof against her later viewpoints.]
We also, through cyber space, established quite a few autonomous chapters of Brit-Am throughout the USA as well as in other countries.
Due to lack of funds, executive manpower, and other factors most of these groups disintegrated and disappeared.
Even so, we have shown that the potential is there.
The Brit-Am branch in Texas had been especially impressive with tens of adherents and regular activities on behalf
of the State of Israel.
In ca. 2002 we had rented a two-and-a-half room apartment in an Ultra-Orthodox enclave in Rechavia, Jerusalem, in full view of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) Building. This was to serve us as living quarters, office, and storage space.
We have been here ever since. We may eventually have to leave. The rent is somewhat high but the geographic location
and other aspects justify it.
Yair Davidiy in Rechaviah, Jerusalem
Through the agency of the Maccabee Institute (run by Rabbi Feld and his brothers) we had received the use of a bomb shelter in the center of the city
in which Brit-Am meetings were held fairly regularly. [For years past, this facility has no longer been available to us.]
Amongst the Jewish supporters of Brit-Am at the time was Shmuel ben Yaacov who
helped us a lot. Shmuel is well known as an activist for Jewish Nationalist
causes.
Ephraim Frank also at first attended most Brit-Am meetings.
At thje beginning attendees at the meetings were mainly Jewish or half-and-half, then
gradually Ephraimites became predominant.
The whole businesses of arranging meetings, speaking before an audience, dealing with
others, etc, was all new to us. We had had no previous
experience in the field. We conducted the operation differently than perhaps we should have.
The Separations from Brit-Am
In ca. 2004 some of the Ephraimites decided they wanted their own Ten
Tribes orientated organization in Jerusalem. We were against it but they went ahead anyway.
Rabbi Feld was later informed that a Christian
philanthropist had promised large sums of money to establish an Ephraimite
circle in Israel on condition that no Jews be involved.
[The links between Rabbi Feld at about this time were also weakened. Later Feld set himself up with a similar organization in opposition to Brit-Am.].
Today in Israel there are at least five (maybe more)
groupings connected with the Lost Ten Tribes being in the west. All of these groups,
apart from Brit-Am, seem to be backed by outside Christian financial sources.
All of them owe something of what they believe to Brit-Am.
All Ephraimite assemblages anywhere in the world today have received input from Brit-Am.
Very few of them acknowledge this. They may not always be aware of it. Many items of information that have since become common
knowledge were first revealed by Brit-Am.
Closer examination of all other groups shows that none of them are dedicated, as Brit-Am is, exclusively to the point of view that the Lost Ten Tribes are physically today amongst western peoples.
None of them are able to present their viewpoints in a way acceptable to Judah and every one of them is associated in
some way or other with a Christian denomination or Christian theology of their own.
Brit-Am has retained its uniqueness.
Over the years we have learnt to present our case without offending Christian sensibilities.
Our goal is to spread knowledge of the Ten Tribes and to them concerning their identity. Theological differences are not really our concern
though we do believe in the value of increasing Biblical awareness.
TV
Raymond and Carmelita Lee were strong supporters of ours. Raymond is a building contractor and construction advisor. Carmelita is a Court
Transcriber, authoress, and columnist. She occasionally writes pieces for the
Jerusalem Post. In 2005 Raymond arranged that Rabbi Feld and Yair be interviewed
about Brit-Am on Revelation TV in the UK. This interview was successful and
resulted in several Britishers making contact.
Opposition or Simple Preference?
In the past we had also spoken quite frequently to different
tourist groups. These opportunities were welcome. They enabled us
to meet people, spread the message, sell books, receive donations, and also
often get paid for speaking. In recent years speaking engagements have became rarer and
rarer.
We have no real rivals in the field since no-one else (at the moment) does anything like we do.
Neverthelss certain spects of our beliefs and attitude have not found favor with others.
What are seen as ideological and religious differences may have casued opposition to us.
Perhaps it is for the better?
There is nothing much we can do about it anyway.
At all events most of our activity at present is in cyber space where we have had other matters to concern ourselves with.
Tamar Yonah of Arutz-7
Tamar Yonah is a prominent newswoman and radio personality for Arutz-7.
On several occasions Tamar interviewed Yair Davidiy together with Avraham Feld
or with Yair on his own.
Most of these interviews received a very wide coverage and were
most helpful. Recordings of these broadcasts remain a popular feature on the Brit-Am site.
Dr. Gavin Finley
In 2008 Dr Gavin Finley video-taped a ca. 2 hour dialogue between himself and Yair at the Hyat Hotel in Jerusalem.
From the footage Gavin obtained about 13 short clips that were posted to U-Tube etc on the web.
http://britam.org/videoclips.html
tens of thousands of visitors have viewed these filmings.
One version along (as of September 26th, 2012) that seemed to consist of excerpts from ca. 13 other clips had registered more than 90,000 views.
For Gavin and myself this was something of a first-time experiment that proved itself.
Dr Gavin Finley, like Yair, is from Australia.
At present Brit-Am is attempting to continue and expand its You Tube presence.
As of September 2012 we had received more than 34,000 views and had began to average about 3000 views a month. This activity became even more important that its relative numbers indicate.
Kosher Radio and New BAMBI.
Contact was made with Ray Maccabee of Kosher
101.9 Radio.
http://fm1019messianic.com/default.aspx
This resulted in Yair being interviewed often
on Kosher 101.9 and Brit-Am recordings being also frequently broadcast on that
station. These broadcasts were relatively popular and a small additional following of Brit-Am teachings resulted from it.
This lasted through the second half of 2009 and then was discontinued though old recordings of ours continue to be broadcast by the station.
At first we had doubts as to whether we should associate ourselves with a Messianic radion station
but Rabbi Feld encouraged us to go ahead.
[ Among, other considerations, Kosher Radio had declared itself against missionizing to Jews.]
Parallel to this our own broadcasting activities (that we had begun
several years beforehand but had left off) were intensified and may now be accessed
under the heading of New BAMBI (New Brit-Am Broadcasting Israel). This has also had
an effect in spreading our message.
Below we present some of the controversies we were involved in, briefly summarize some of our
present achievements, and give a listing of Brit-Am Publications accompanied by brief descriptions.
http://britam.org/now/864Now.html
http://britam.org/now/1063Now.html#63More
Some Controversies that Brit-Am was Involved In.
We were criticized heavily due to our condemnation of
Conspiracy Theories in general and especially those of the type propagated by
Barry Chamish and his followers.
Incidentally, we also incontrovertible provided proof that Chamish had knowingly lied in his attempts to malicious slander members of the IDF.
Our defense of Judah and the Jews also engendered a barrage of e-mails from
"Identity" racist freaks but when we systematically began expunging them from our list they
quietened down quickly.
We hold that descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes are not technically obliged to keep the
Torah Laws of Moses at present. This may be temporary. Many object to this aspect of our beliefs. We do
however consider growing interest in Torah and its commandments a positive
phenomenon.
We are reserved about "Ephraimites" coming to live in Israel at present and
demanding equal rights in the Land alongside Judah. For some Ephraimites this
attitude of ours has been considered somewhat disapointing.
The Ten Lost Tribes are today to be found amongst Western Peoples! We do not believe the Lost Tribes are in the East.
We are against Racism but for an awareness of Israelite uniqueness. Judah and "Joseph" have each in their own way been "chosen".
This involves both blessings and obligations.
Defence of Jews and Anglos
We have defended the British from the Criticism of Afrikaners, Irishmen, Jews, and Americans.
We ourselves are not always sure why we bother.
We have defended the Jews on occasion from almost everybody.
Acheivements Despite Financial Disabilities
The Google Gaggle.
For years we had been under the impression that our site was receiving more than 1200 visits per day.
This was in fact an illusion due to the Site Monitor supplied by our web-site server. The real number was much, much less. The monitor would have been good for illustration daily variations in interest but not that much more than that.
Our main site www.britam.org was no longer to be found on Google for any of the main search entry queries that in the past had brought people to us,
e.g. hebrew pictures, Lost Ten Tribes, Tribe of Dan, Khazars, etc.
If you put in Brit-Am or Yair Daviidy or the specific name of an article on our site then Google would show our site BUT
if you put a general search entry name it would not. It would show all the other sites but not that of Brit-Am.
Yahoo and ALL the other search engines would show www.britam.org or articles from it for these search words and SO WOULD GOOGLE have done beforehand.
For example,
Comparing the two search results or the entries, Khazars, and Lost Ten Tribes from May 3, 2012.
In Yahoo www.britam.org was on the first page and fourth from the top.
Until not long before than we had been receiving almost identical results from Google.
Now for the entry Lost Ten Tribes from May 3, 2012 on Google our site would appear anywhere on the first page, nor on the second, nor anywhere else!
An explanation for the Google Gaggle has not been available.
Even though Google seemed to be the only search engine that treated us in this way we suffered through it since Google controlled ca. 80% of the search engine market.
New Web Site and Change of Name.
In 2012 we launched a new web site http://hebrewnations.com/ not in place of www.britam.org but parallel to it. The new site was designed and initally set up by Itamar Davidy, the son of Yair. It was intended to be more Search Engine friendly, modern, and attractive. Initial reactions tot he new site have been very favorable.
The name of our organization, Brit-Am, was changed to Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations.
E-Mail Discussion group.
We also have an e-mail discussion list that usually sends out postings out several times a week (sometimes a few times each day) to more than 1800 subscribers. These numbers have remained fairly stable over the past few years but with a constant gradual increase.
The numbers have moved upward gradually. A portion of the numbered has been changing. . There is a turn-over with some people moving on and newcomers coming in: In one way or other a great number have become acquainted with our teachings.
The e-mail discussion list is divided up into different features. It provides an important service with Biblical Commentary,
updates (from a Brit-Am perspective)
on contemporary events, DNA, archaeological findings, historical research, etc. This service includes
the "Brit-Am Now" postings, "New Jerusalem News", and other Features.
For a list and brief description see:
Brit-Am Contemporary Newsletters.
These features provide a forum for Jews and Ephraimites and whoever else wishes for discussion,
exchange of information, Biblical Study, etc. This activity is strictly moderated.
Nevertheless it is the only avenue at present available in which people genuinely interested in the subject
may confront clarify for themselves the implications of Brit-Am findings (and those of others along similar lines)
concerning the present-day identity of the Lost Ten Tribes.
Over the years Brit-Am has achieved quite a lot.
The weight of our activities have been concentrated on researching and publishing the information, alongside the Brit-Am e-mail list and web-site. These have steadily
improved. The information that is regularly available from these sources is impressive.
In the sphere of Biblical Studies we have advanced and our subscribers have kept pace with us.
Quality has gone up. Brit-Am provides its subscribers with depth and breadth of understanding that is of value.
We may well have contributed something of great value.
We also regularly provide information concerning the Lost Ten Tribes and proof as to who they are today.
In many cases this information is unobtainable elsewhere
until we make it public.
We do not just talk.
We usually actually merit to deliver the goods!
Thank God.
Our publications
are of good quality and of great value. They are unique.
Over the years our works have sold quite well, reached many people all over the world, and have had an influence.
They who subscribe to us also make a good impression.
Brit-Am subscribers on the whole appear to be God-fearing, clean in character, intellectually honest
and intelligent.
These standards are not easy to come by.
This in itself is a blessing.
Books and Publications
"The Tribes. The Israelite Origins of Western Peoples"
(1993); Fourth Edition (2012) identifies specific ethnic entities and peoples with Israelite Tribes and Tribal clans.
Proofs adduced in "The Tribes" consist of hard evidence combined with an analysis of name similarities.
National peculiarities were compared with recorded Israelite Tribal characteristics.
The principle of statistical probability was employed relying on the fact that a very great number of direct
correspondences cannot be all due to mere chance.
This work may become a Classic and eventually (God willing) a best-seller. It was the first of all our works and has proved to be the most popular.
"Ephraim. The Gentile Children of Israel"
(1995) concentrated on bringing proofs primarily from Jewish sources. In its way "Ephraim" proves its case though it also requires some confidence in the sources and in the way they have been presented and interpreted. "Ephraim" in part was a Statement of Faith of great value and almost indispensable interest.
"Lost Israelite Identity. The Hebrew Ancestry of Celtic Races
(1996) is an historical work. It analyzes the Ancient Hebrews in Egypt (where they were known as "Hycsos")
and in the Land of Israel. The Ten Tribes seceded and were later exiled. They became associated with the Cimmerians and Scythians.
These nations in turn gave rise to Western national groupings one of which became the "Celts". Part of the Celts were Hebrews
as "Lost Israelite Identity" proves.
"Joseph. The Israelite Destiny of America" was first published in 2001;
a second edition somewhat different from
the first was published in 2004. This work concentrated on showing the Israelite characteristics of the American Nation and its
association with the Tribes of Manasseh.
In 2002 we published two books:
"Biblical Truth. The Lost Ten Tribes of Israel in the West according to the Book
of Genesis". Analyzes the Blessings to the Patriarchs and to the Tribal Ancestors and shows how the Promises have been fulfilled in Western nations especially the British and North Americans.
"Origin. You too are from Israel. You too are the People"
[This works summarizes much of Brit-Am research and may be regarded as an
overall picture of what we are about. The book gives an historical summary of Israelite migrations to the west alongside an analysis of the Biblical Prophets and what they said concerning the Lost Tribes of Israel.]
"Achim Acharim. Eseret HaShevatim BaMaaariv" (2004).
[This is a Hebrew-language version of "Origin"].
In 2007, "Role to Rule. The Task of Joseph". The Lost Tribes had a duty as well as the promise of blessings.
The one was contingent on the other and both were even necessary for the fulfilment of the other. This work analyzes what the duty of "Joseph" was meant to be and to what degree the Tribes of Joseph
have fulfilled the role the Bible charged them with.
"The Khazars. Tribe 13" (2008).
The Khazars were a people related to the Angles and Saxons and their kin-folk. They converted to Judaism
and became quite powerful. Evidence proving their Israelite origins is important in its own right and necessarily also proves the Hebrew ancestry of kindred peoples.
Brit-Am is associated with Russell-Davis Publishers, Jerusalem. This company
publishes all Brit-Am publications. It is a part of Brit-Am.
Russell-Davis Publishers also puts out works by others.
So far it has published,
"Scandinavian Secrets. The Hebrew Code of the Runes" by Orjan Svensson (2007).
"Bronze Age Atlantis. The International Nautical Empire of the Sea Peoples"
(2008) by Walt Baucum.
Present Activities.
At present we concentrate on our e-mail list, our two web-sites, our YouTube Channel, and our publications.
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'It is impossible to rightly govern the
world without God or the Bible.'
George Washington
Brit-Am is the "still small voice" that contains the truth.
[1-Kings 19:12] AND AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE A FIRE; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE
FIRE: AND AFTER THE FIRE A STILL SMALL VOICE.
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The History of Brit-Am
Introduction. To understand Brit-Am we need to speak a little about Yair Davidiy
since up until now much about Brit-Am resolves around Yair. The Initial Brit-Am Researches In 1984 whilst living in Shiloh (in the former territory of Ephraim) Yair began intensive research on the matter. He wrote summaries of his findings in Hebrew and discussed the subject with Rabbis and academics. Yair also spoke to Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail who headed the Amishav organization. Rabbi Avichail held that the Lost Tribes were to be found in eastern countries such as Afghanistan, Burma, etc. The two did not agree. In 1985 Yair moved to Jerusalem and continued his researches in the National Library and elsewhere. The National Library is one of the best libraries in the world. It has a Rare Books section that proved very useful. Davidiy became a fixture in this Library and was treated with great consideration by the staff. At that time Yair worked as a professional scribe. This is a very demanding and painstaking profession requiring considerable expertise and a special aptitude. He was not really suited to it. Nevertheless it had the advantage of providing an independent source of income whose work was not restricted to set hours. Yair changed addresses several times but mostly lived in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City. Many intellectuals and Rabbinical students are to be found here. Frequent informal discussions concerning our researchs were held. On the whole reactions were favorable. Kiryat Arba, Hebron.
In ca. 1990 (?) Yair through a mutual acquaintance of Yaacov Fogelman (Director of TOP: Torah Outreach Program) came in contact with John Hulley and moved to
Kiryat Arba besides Hebron in the south of Israel. John Hulley had done research
and had come to similar conclusions as Yair. John Hulley authored
various articles some of which were later published in Brit-Am
publications. Hulley later published "Comets Jews and Christians" (1996) in which he attributes true scientific
achievement on the whole to a combination of Israelite ancestry together with relative closeness to Biblical truth.
He uses recipients of Nobel Prizes as criteria.
John Hulley was also preparing another work which as of now remains unpublished.
John recognized the potential value of our researches. We had new information confirming the identity of the Lost Ten Tribes with Western peoples.
We used Biblical, Rabbinical, and Secular sources and showed how they all tied together.
We were capable of presenting our findings in a format religiously and nationalistically acceptable to Judah (the Jews)
while true to the Biblical Truth of Joseph, i.e. the Ten Tribes. John Hulley became our first supporter.
He also employed Yair (for a few days each month) as a part-time research assistant.
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In ca. 1991-92 (?) Yair moved
to Sussia in the southern Hebron Hills between the Yatir Forest and the edge of the Judean Desert.
He lived on a sheep farm owned by Israel Feld. Israel Feld helped us a lot. Israel was the brother of Rabbi Avraham Feld.
Israel read one of our manuscripts and thus became acquainted with Brit-Am teaching concerning the Lost Ten Tribes and in turn
persuaded his brother Avraham.
In ca. 1995 Yair moved to Bet-el (i.e. "Bethel") north of Jerusalem. In that same year we had published
the first edition of "Ephraim", 1995.
Later in the 2nd edition (2001) this work was to be entitled "Ephraim. The Gentile Children of Israel".
In 1996 was published
Through the agency of the Maccabee Institute (run by Rabbi Feld and his brothers) we had received the use of a bomb shelter in the center of the city
in which Brit-Am meetings were held fairly regularly. [For years past, this facility has no longer been available to us.]
In ca. 2004 some of the Ephraimites decided they wanted their own Ten
Tribes orientated organization in Jerusalem. We were against it but they went ahead anyway.
Rabbi Feld was later informed that a Christian
philanthropist had promised large sums of money to establish an Ephraimite
circle in Israel on condition that no Jews be involved.
We were criticized heavily due to our condemnation of
Conspiracy Theories in general and especially those of the type propagated by
Barry Chamish and his followers. The Google Gaggle. New Web Site and Change of Name.
"The Tribes. The Israelite Origins of Western Peoples"
(1993); Fourth Edition (2012) identifies specific ethnic entities and peoples with Israelite Tribes and Tribal clans.
Proofs adduced in "The Tribes" consist of hard evidence combined with an analysis of name similarities.
National peculiarities were compared with recorded Israelite Tribal characteristics.
The principle of statistical probability was employed relying on the fact that a very great number of direct
correspondences cannot be all due to mere chance.
'It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God or the Bible.' George Washington Brit-Am is the "still small voice" that contains the truth. [1-Kings 19:12] AND AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE A FIRE; BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE FIRE: AND AFTER THE FIRE A STILL SMALL VOICE.
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