Far from the Land of Disney A Voice from Uganda: The Story of Samuel Kyeyune from the Abayudaya Community in Uganda and Kulanu, New York

"Even through these challenges, I have remained committed to being a strong example for my siblings and to upholding our Jewish traditions with pride." - Samuel Kyeyune

I generally don' t write articles about members of our tribe living outside the Orlando area. After all, the title of my column is "Jews in the Land of Disney." But, I have an interesting story to tell. Recently, I was contacted by a 26-year-old young Jewish man living in Uganda. The term "Jewish geography," comes to play, and in some convoluted way we connected on a "Whatsapp call."

I was so moved by our conversation I felt co...