FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JEWISH ORIGINS IN MADAGASCAR: "...EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE MALAGASY PEOPLE HAVE JEWISH ORIGINS..."

The First International Conference on the Jewish Origins in Madagascar took place on May 17, 2016 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, with the participation of, among others, Distinguished Professor Tudor PARFITT, Doctor in Jewish History from the University of Oxford, Founder and former Director of the Center of Jewish Studies of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Director of the Center for World Jewish Studies at Florida International University (USA), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK) Academician and a leading worldwide specialist of the Lost Tribes of Israel,

Pastor Tolotra RATEFY, Theologian, Hebraist, Historian, graduated from the Wilhelm Westphalische University in Munster-Germany, who deepened twelve languages (Malagasy, Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, German, English, French), an outstanding scholar, a disciple of Professor Emeritus Ernst-Gunther Bauckmann, (Doctor in Theology, Professor of Systematic Theology, and who was the successor of Karl Barth at the University of Munster, then President of the Evangelical Church in Germany), Prof. Dr. Alfred Suhl (Professor of New Testament), Dr. Theol. Stud.-Prof. a.D. Ernst Gunter Bauckmann (Old Testament, Hebrew, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian), Professor Emeritus Willi Marxsen (one of the top scholars on New Testament Exegesis in the world), and Emeritus Professor Kurt Aland (former Director of Institute for New Testament Textual Research, Author of the Greek New Testament Aland-Nestlé), and a specialist in his field, he searches for over thirty years and has written a book called " Sind die Madagassen Juden?" (600 pages).

Prince Dr. Ndriana RABARIOELINA, Doctor of Theology (USA), Hebraist, Historian, having deepened over seven languages. A former ESCP-Senior Paris, an Expert in Gemology (Gemological Institute of America), an expert in Military Strategy, an outstanding scholar, a disciple of Professor Emeritus Pierre Chaunu (former President of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, member of the Institute of France, Paris, who had written more than 50 books), Emeritus Professor Jean Brun (Christian Philosopher, Conservative Protestant, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dijon-France, one of the monumental Professors of Philosophy in Europa and in the world, who earn the Montyon Prize (1974), the Maujean Prize (1988), and the Bighuet Prize (1993) of the Frenc Academy, and had written more than 30 books), Emeritus Professor Maurice Carrez (Professor of Greek and New Testament at the Faculty of Protestant of Paris, who had written more than 17 books), and Professor Jean Marc Daumas of Cornilhac (Professor of Hebrew and Church History, Founder of the Reformed Royalist Association, member of the Academy of Sciences, Agriculture, Arts and Belles Lettres in Aix-en-Provence). His first Doctoral Dissertation (PhD in Theology) is entitled "Biblical Relations between Israel and Madagascar" (SAHS, USA, 2010, 458 pages). He is also the President of the International Royal Academy of Theology, depositary of royal traditions, and Head of the Royal House of Madagascar,

and in the presence of numerous guests from various backgrounds, from the USA, Canada, France, Morocco, and Madagascar.

Scientific studies on historical, linguistic, biblical, theological, anthropological, and genetic fields were performed to confirm these origins. Thus, there have been several waves of Jewish migration from Israel to Madagascar, at least since the time of King David (1010-970 BC) and King Solomon (970-931 BC), more than 3,000 years ago, via Africa, the Red Sea, Mecca and Arabia, Babylon, India, Malaysia and Indonesia, and the Indian Ocean.

This fact is confirmed by Jewish history, Hebrew language (names of people, towns, villages, rivers, mountains, country, language structure, proverbs, ...), Jewish customs, Jewish historical sites, holy treasures from the First Temple of Jerusalem, and many biblical traditions, in the vast majority of the tribes in Madagascar.

In conclusion, around eighty percent of the Malagasy people in Madagascar are descendants of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, of Jewish origin ... ".

Antananarivo, May 17, 2016.

Prince Dr. Ndriana Rabarioelina, PhD, ThD,

Head of the Royal House of Madagascar.