Among the Igbo people of Nigeria exists a small group of practicing Jews . Jewish Igbos believe they are descendants of 'lost tribes ' of Israel who settled in Nigeria . Some draw many parallels between Jewish and Igbo customs . Daniel Lis , from the Institute for Jewish Studies , University of Basel , Switzerland , is one of the foremost researchers on Jewish identification among the Igbo . Comment:
Among the Igbo people of Nigeria exists a small group of practicing Jews . Jewish Igbos believe they are descendants of 'lost tribes ' of Israel who settled in Nigeria . Some draw many parallels between Jewish and Igbo customs . Comment: