Posts Tagged: Ethiopian Aliyah
Sharing the Story of Ethiopian Israelis and the Ethiopian Aliyah
When I landed at Ben-Gurion Airport as a new immigrant to Israel some 17 years ago, I was handed a temporary Israeli passport, the sight...
Israel’s Minister of Aliyah Tamano-Shata Asks PM to Fast-Track Evacuation of Ethiopian Jews as Civil War Escalates
Israel’s Minister of Aliyah Pnina Tamano-Shata sent an official letter to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett asking him to expedite the immigration of Ethiopian Jews currently...
‘Mekonen’ Puts a Face on the Stories of the IDF and Ethiopian Jewry
JNS.org - Squeals of laughter and high-spirited traditional Ethiopian dancing, coupled with deep and mournful cries of loss and pain. The piercing sound of bullets whizzing...
Ethiopian-Israeli Wins Miss Israel Pageant
A 21-year-old woman became the first Ethiopian-Israeli contestant to win the Miss Israel 2013 beauty pageant. Yityish Aynaw is a former IDF officer who had...
Israel’s Unwritten Message
It was great to speek at the Women's International Zionist Organisation last night. Thank you to the Sassoon family for the experience, which included a...
Ethiopian Aliyah Enters Final Stages
Approximately 240 new immigrants were set to arrive at Israel's David Ben-Gurion airport on Monday as part of a final effort to bring the remainder...
