Posts Tagged: Ethiopian Jews
The ‘Financial Times’ Tries to Paint Israel as Racist Over Ethiopian Protests
A May 3 article by Financial Times Jerusalem bureau chief John Reed focused on Sunday's clashes between police and Israelis protesting police brutality, after a video was released showing...
The Challenging Journey of Ethiopian Integration Into Israel
Although the vast majority of Ethiopian Jews immigrated to Israel during the 1980s and 1990s, economic and social problems related to the hardships of immigration...
Stop Telling Jews to ‘Check Their Privilege’
"On Martin Luther King Day, Jews must acknowledge their privilege," wrote Maital Friedman on January 14 at the JTA. Jews have become the latest group targeted...
Ethiopian Jewish Boy to Remain in Custody of Foster Family, Court Rules
Ynet -A composition of seven Supreme Court justices ruled that an Ethiopian Jewish boy will remain in the custody of his foster family. The judges said the...
Ethiopian Jews Mark Ancient Holiday in Israel’s Capital
JERUSALEM - On Thursday, thousands of Ethiopian Jews poured into Jerusalem to celebrate the Sigd holiday, a 2,500-year old tradition from Ethiopia. The date of...
30 Years of Ethiopian Aliya Set to End Wednesday
Times of Israel - After nearly 30 years, aliya from Ethiopia is set to come to a close Wednesday with two final charter flights...
The Final Ethiopian Aliyah
I recently joined the Jewish Federation of North America to bear witness to the final chapter of the Ethiopian aliyah. It was a complex, thirty-plus...
International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem Funds Program for Ethiopian Jews
JNS.org - The International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem (ICEJ), a Christian Zionist organization based in Jerusalem, is sponsoring a special studies program for Ethiopian Jewish...
From ‘Scared Child’ to Miss Israel
JNS.org - NEW MILFORD, NJ—When Yitayish "Titi" Ayenew, the first black Miss Israel, was a young orphan who moved from Ethiopia to Israel, it was learning...
British Indiana Jones Examines Evidence for Jewish Origin of Papua New Guinea Tribe (INTERVIEW)
During the 1990s, Welsh professor Tudor Parfitt, known around the world as the "British Indiana Jones," discovered evidence that the Lemba tribe in central Zimbabwe...
Christian Program Brings Youths Together on Tours of Israel
A program run by an international Christian organization is bringing Christian youths from around the world on two-week tours of Israel to understand the complex...
Karel van Oordt, Founder of Christians for Israel, Dies at 84
Karel van Oordt, founder of Christians for Israel, died in his home last week in Amersfoort, Netherlands at the age of 84, a press release...
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...
