President, on first-ever official visit, receives gifts from local Jews, whose presence in island kingdom dates back some 140 years

Kosher function a milestone for Jewish community in Gulf kingdom that recently made peace with Israel

Spurred by new accords with Israel, communities in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia create new body under Beirut-born Rabbi Elie Abadie to oversee Jewish life

Group’s chief Isaac Herzog speaks with local leader Ebrahim Nonoo, who asks for assistance with Jewish education and identity; estimates that community numbers around 50

I came to Bahrain to cover an economic peace conference, and ended up discovering a small but unique local Jewish community