Looking for the lost tribes

It is time for starting the spiritual preparation for Shabbes, after another difficult week which showed how powerful our tormentors can be.
I am fascinated by the histories of various Jewish groups sparsed from all over the world and I had the pleasure to read and watched two interesting documentaries:
- one about the lost Jewish cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan
- and another about the Jewish identity in Burma (Myanmar)
Indeed, you can find us in the four corners of the world, but maybe it is about time to return home, one by one...

Back to the basis

I watched the so-called controversial ads of the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption shortly after the release and I was sadly amused. I didn't find nothing wrong or misleading. Maybe to real for being gulped with pleasure - mostly for those who self-imposed the acculturation and dreamed for assimilation 0 and too much harsh Israeli humor.

It is true that America was a safe heaven for persecuted Jews from Europe when the State of Israel didn't exist, but as we can find in the dedicated literature and studies on the issue, the price was assimilation. True is also that America remains a golden destination for many Israelis - thus, the US warning ad campaign released recently - looking for more space and business opportunities. And this is available everywhere, not only in the US: in Canada, France, Germany. Some of them are living together with other Israelis, some of them intermarry, celebrate Halloween, Xmas or other holidays. Their kids are doing the same, the language being sometimes their only - if any - connection with Judaism being. 

Nu...what's the problem?