[2][3] The people of Sefwi Wiawso trace a call for a "return" to normative Judaism by Aaron Ahomtre Toakyirafa, a community leader who, in 1976, is said to have had a vision.
In 2012, Gabrielle Zilkha, a Toronto-based filmmaker, visited Sefwe Wiawso to do research for a documentary about the House of Israel she is making.
She states that the lack of a historical record makes it difficult to verify the group's claims, but that there is an oral tradition dating back 200 years.
[5] The leader of the House of Israel since 1993, David Ahenkorah received his own vision in taking up the mantle.
[6] He has been granted a 40-acre plot of land to build a Jewish school for the community, but they have not yet been able to raise funds for construction.