Posts Tagged: Ethiopian Jews Israel
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...
Tel Aviv Riot: How Intra-Communal Eritrean Violence Was Used To Malign Israel
On September 2, 2023, the streets of south Tel Aviv were turned into a battle zone as rival groups of Eritrean expats fought amongst themselves...
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,...
Second Flight From Ethiopia Arrives in Israel Carrying 219 New Immigrants
JNS.org - A plane carrying 219 new immigrants from Ethiopia to Israel landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday. Their arrival was overseen by the Ministry of...
Netanyahu to ‘Immediately’ Bring 2,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Ethiopian counterpart, Abiy Ahmed, on Friday that he intends to bring to Israel some 2,000 Ethiopian...
BBC Ignores Important Developments on Ethiopian Jews in Israel
Nearly five years ago, a filmed report titled “Ethiopia’s Jewish community divided“ was broadcast on BBC World News television and promoted on the Middle East and Africa...
A Scandalous Halachic Decision Disgraces Ethiopian Jews — and Judaism Itself
When I joined the Jewish people as a young man of 16 -- being the child of a mixed marriage -- I could not have...
60 New Ethiopian Immigrants Arrive in Israel
JNS.org - Sixty new Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia arrived at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport this week. They were greeted by jubilant family members and supporters, who...
‘Captain America’ Chris Evans to Play Mossad Agent in New Film About 1984 Airlift of Thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Actor Chris Evans of "Captain America" fame will star in a new movie about the Mossad's role in Operation Moses -- a clandestine endeavor to extricate Ethiopian Jews from...
MLK Jr.’s Son to Visit Israel, Honor Activists on Behalf of Ethiopian-Jewish Immigrants
JNS.org - Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., will visit Israel this Sunday to honor activists who have...
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...
Israel’s Rising Ethiopian Music Star on Life as a ‘Black Jew in a Land of White People’ (VIDEO)
Israeli singer Ester Rada discussed her musical journey and Ethiopian roots in a recent BBC profile coinciding with the release of her new album Life Happens. Born in...
Ethiopian Aliyah Ends With Last 450 Arrivals
JNS.org - A group of 450 Ethiopian immigrants arrived in Israel on Wednesday, marking the end of Operation Kanfei Yonah (Wings of a Dove). Since...
