The Jewish people of KKSY (Kahal Kadosh She’erit Yisrael) and its sister congregations (KKMI; Kahal Kadosh Mikweh Yisrael, and KKTT Kahal Kadosh Talmud Torah) are made up of some 300 people, mostly living in the area around Mbale. This subgroup of Abayudaya (meaning ‘Jews’ in the Luganda language) is unique in that they are Orthodox Jews who practice Sephardic Judaism, the only such community in Uganda….
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Our Mission
Our goal is to help the Sephardi Jewish people of Uganda build proud and fully functioning communities. The main community is called Kahal Kadosh She’erit Yisrael (KKSY), which means “Holy Congregation Remnant of Israel”, and there are several sister congregations, all located in the area around the town of Mbale…
Meet Our Team!
Find out who the SJUA Team are, why they support KKSY.
Rabbi Sjimon den Hollander
SJUA Chairman
Rabbi Sjimon den Hollander lived in the Netherlands until he moved to New York City in 2000. He holds an…
Fred Slack
SJUA Treasurer US based
I was born in Philadelphia, PA and received both my undergraduate and graduate degrees from Drexel University. For forty-two years…
Ros Eisen
Secretary of SJUA.
Ros Eisen, I was born in London UK, and still live in UK. My passion has always been for traveling.…
Hindy Schachter
SJUA Team Member
Hindy Schachter, a professor of management at New Jersey Institute of Technology and faculty affiliate of the Leir Institute for…
Joel Beattie
Team Member
Joel Beattie is a general contractor located in the Seattle, WA area. He first visited the village in August of…
Moshe Kamba
SJUA Team Member
My name is Moshe Kase Kamba, I was born and raised among the Abayudaya in Uganda. I moved to the…
Maor Ohana professionally is a Food Importer born and raised in raised in New York, Maor first joined the SJUA…
One of the newer members of the SJUA team, Meir has been gradually increasing his knowledge of and involvement with…
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