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- ↑ "Ghana Virtual Jewish History Tour". Jewish Virtual Library . Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ "The lost Jews of Ghana". Canadian Jewish News . Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ "Ghana's deep spirituality points some, joyfully, back to Judaism". The Times of Israel . Retrieved 2022-04-03.
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- ↑ "Bet You Didn't Know About the Jews of Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ↑ "A VISIT TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF SEFWI WIAWSO, GHANA". Kulanu . Retrieved 2022-04-03.
