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The History of Brit-Am
Updated on 20 January, 2019, 14 Shevat, 5778
Many of us know that we descend from Israelites.
Or at least we would want to have done so and instinctively feel that we do.
These instinctive feelings are confirmed by Biblical verses and secular studies.
Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations, the Ten Tribes Movement, is engaged in these studies and in bringing knowledge of them to the general public.
Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations 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 there is need for a more reliable 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 and was born as William Hugh Russell-Davis . In most of his adult life and later in Australia he 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 seems to have been born out of wedlock and his father is unknown. This has only became known to the family in the last few years due to inquiries by my aunty, the sister of Hugh. My father ("Hugh Davis") never mentioned it and may not have known about it.
A recent DNA test indicates that he was indeed descended from the Tribe of Neal who had once ruled over all Ireland and Western Scotland. Descendants of the Tribe of 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.
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 of his ancestry or he may not.
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. A revised edition of this book published under the title Ancestry. The Hebrew Identity of Celtic Races."
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 so pious however and it was believed that one of her physical antecedents was one of the House of Hanover monarchs of Great Britain.
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. Members of the family were to be found among the Jews of France, Alsace, Switzerland, and Germany, and maybe elsewhere as well. Both my parents served as officers in WW-II. One of the sisters 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, Austrlia, 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. Yair had been born Jewish according to Jewish Law. Yair believed in Judaism and began to study and practise it while still in Australia.
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 Jewish 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 Lost Ten Tribes are primarily among Western peoples especially the English-speaking ones.
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We were criticized heavily due to our condemnation of Conspiracy Theories in general and especially those of the type formerly propagated by Barry Chamish and his followers.
Our defense of Judah and the Jews also engendered a barrage of e-mails from "Identity" freaks. These attacks still continue.
We hold that descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes are not obliged to keep the Torah Laws of Moses at present. 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 in our time. For some Ephraimites this attitude of ours has been considered somewhat disapointing.
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.
Here and there we also defended the Irish and others.
We criticized an attempt to revive the defunct Karaite Movement. This involved us peripherally due to our belief in Rabbinical Commentaries and for other reasons.
We spoke against Homosexuality because it needs to be spoken against.
See:
Homosexuality Kills!
Homosexuals are the Enemy
Homophobia
Homo-Disaster
Beware of Perverts!
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