Jerusalem through Ethiopian eyes: Understanding Israel's capital through its Ethiopian communities

As Jerusalem continues to evolve, the rhythms of Ethiopian heritage shape its character in unmistakable ways.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

As an infant, she was airlifted to safety. Today she’s bringing Ethiopian culture alive in Tel Aviv.

This article originally appeared on Alma. Born on a roadside during Operation Solomon, which airlifted over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 1991, Ashager Araro’s start to life was far from ...
Yahoo

‘Beyond Herzl’: Naftali Aklum on Ethiopian Jewish heritage, Zionism, and Israel’s future

WATCH: JPost’s Corinne Baum in conversation with Naftali Aklum on history, identity, and the place of Ethiopian Jews in shaping Zionism. What does Zionism signify for a community whose yearning for ...
The Jewish Exponent

Rising Up Together: The Jewish Federation and Olim Beyahad Empower Ethiopian Israelis

Daniel Ambaya dreamed of working for one of the top gaming companies in the world. A graduate of Sapir College with a degree in animation, his goal seemed well within reach for an artist with his ...
Jewish Journal

‘Straddling Black and White’ Fictionalizes Operation Moses and Tells a Coming-of-Age Ethiopian-Jewish Story

Author Kim Salzman has fictionalized Operation Moses in her new book, “Straddling Black and White,” about an Ethiopian-Jewish family that is torn apart during the mission. It tells the story from the ...
The Norman Transcript

Ethiopian Jews fly into Israel

Edie Roodman, who serves as the director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City, recently gave a presentation on the African Jews of Ethiopia and their flight into Israel. The presentation ...
Publishers Weekly

SAVING THE LOST TRIBE: The Rescue and Redemption of the Ethiopian Jews

Operation Solomon was one of recent history's more unusual mass immigrations. In April 1991, 14,200 African Jews were airlifted from war-torn Ethiopia to Israel in a 25-hour period, bringing nothing ...
The Jewish Exponent

Sigd, the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday, Differs Across Generations, Locations

For many Jews, the evening of Nov. 22 is just a quiet Tuesday night, but for Ethiopian Jews in Israel and the Diaspora, Nov. 22 is the beginning of Sigd, a pilgrimage holiday holy to the Beta Israel ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

As Ethiopian Jews celebrate Sigd, we’re still fighting for inclusion in Israel

The community revels in its connection to Jerusalem amid doubt and anxiety about the prospects for full integration into the Israeli mainstream. RAMLA, Israel (JTA) — This year, American Thanksgiving ...
Jewish Journal

Jewish doctor in Ethiopia hailed in new book, film

For years, Dr. Rick Hodes has been going about his lifesaving work in Ethiopia with little fanfare but with a loyal following. From medical specialists scattered about the United States who offer free ...
The Forward

From Ethiopian Orphanage to Jewish Day School

I had no background at all.” But learning about his father’s religion was important to him, so his father sent him to AHA, a pluralistic Jewish boarding school which his adopted brother had also ...
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Harlem’s queen of Ethiopian Jewish cuisine knows that the histories of Jews and Africans are inseparable

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