Posts Tagged: Ethiopian Jews
Amid Dimming Hopes That This Year Will Be in Jerusalem, Jews in Ethiopia Prepare for World’s Largest Seder
The Jewish community in the embattled region of Gondar, Ethiopia is preparing for the world's largest Passover Seder this year, with nearly 4,000 Ethiopian Jews...
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...
A Decade Later, Media Libel on Ethiopian-Israelis Still Waiting to be Updated
At the end of 2012/beginning of 2013, Israel was rocked by media reports that Israeli officials had told Ethiopian women waiting to immigrate to the...
When Israel Rescues Jews: Operations Moses & Yachin
Since its founding, Jews of all stripes have immigrated to Israel. The most common reasons include a feeling of belonging, religious imperatives, joining family members,...
Israel Approves Evacuation of Thousands of Ethiopian Jews Amid Escalating Civil War
The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan for the entry of thousands of Ethiopian Jews who have been waiting in refugee camps amid an...
Ethiopian Jewry: Urgency of Return Questioned
i24 News – As a civil war prolongs in Ethiopia, some 8,000 Ethiopians of Jewish descent are waiting to be brought to Israel, by a...
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...
Work Goes On: Efforts to Bring Last of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
JNS.org - In continuation of the family reunification initiative “Operation Tzur Israel” (“Operation Rock of Israel”), nearly 300 new Ethiopian olim landed in Israel on March 11,...
Jacques Faïtlovitch and Ethiopian Jews
World traveler Jacques Faïtlovitch was born in Lodz and educated at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Paris. His teacher, Jewish scholar Joseph Halévy, inspired...
Israel: 162 Ethiopian Jews Arrive on New ‘Rock of Israel’ Operation Flight
i24 News - On Thursday morning, Israel welcomed another 162 Ethiopian Jews, members of the Falash Mura community, who landed in the Jewish state to...
Israel’s Ethiopian-Born Aliyah Minister to Travel to Country of Birth to Bring 500 Jews to Israel
Israel’s Ethiopian-born Minister of Immigrant Absorption will be traveling to the country of her birth on Saturday to bring hundreds of the few remaining Jews...
The Importance of Celebrating the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday of Sigd
Today, there are more than 135,000 Ethiopian Jews living in Israel. The Ethiopian Jewish community, also known as Beta Israel (House of Israel), has been...
Rivlin Pays Tribute to Ethiopian Jews Who Died on Way to Israel
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin paid tribute to the Ethiopian Jews who died on their way to Israel on Thursday, saying, “Those who came up to...
Ethiopian-Israeli Soldiers Receive Independence Day Letters From Relatives Left Behind
Ethiopian-Israeli IDF soldiers received a pleasant and moving surprise on Independence Day this year, with relatives left behind in Ethiopia writing them letters marking the...
