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Ethiopian Jews

Government / Aliyah / Geulah / Africa

180 Ethiopian Olim Arrive in Israel, Part of Ongoing Operation Tzur Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

95,000 Ethiopians have immigrated to Israel since the establishment of the state.

News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

Operation 'Tzur Israel' to Bring Jews from Ethiopia Takes Off

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Since the early 1950s, the Jewish Agency has assisted more than 90,000 Ethiopians with their immigration to Israel.

Rejuvenation with Eve Harow

Rejuvenation: An Ethiopian Jewess's Epic-urean Journey

By The Land of Israel

An epic journey walking from Sudan to Israel in the ’80’s was just the opening course of this extraordinary woman’s life. Listen as Yuvi Tashome shares her story with Eve Harow in this mid-cooking class interview.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Aliyah / Geulah

Report: 10% of Israeli Public Servants Are Olim

By JNi.Media

166 Ethiopian Israelis have been recruited to the police force over the past two years, and today 613 police officers are Ethiopian.

Politics / Police and Crime / News Briefs / The Knesset / On Campus / Education / Aliyah / Geulah

Knesset Committee Discovers Significant Drop in Immigrant Youth Crime

By JNi.Media

For every shekel the state invests in preventing delinquency or rehabilitating a juvenile delinquent, it will save 5-10 shekels in the future by avoiding the delinquent's imprisonment, compensating those hurt by the delinquent, etc.

Politics / Global / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Aliyah / Geulah

20% Drop in Aliyah Numbers Blamed on Late Budget Allocations

By JNi.Media

"Currently, French nationals who are looking to emigrate have many options, so if we do not offer them at least what other countries are offering – we'll be facing stiff competition."

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Aliyah / Geulah / Africa

Ethiopian MK Meets Visiting African Women, Advocates Merging Israeli Tech with 'Fertile African Soil'

By JNi.Media

Neguise told the delegation members, pointing out Israel's advanced capabilities in the fields of irrigation, desalination, solar energy, medicine, education and tourism.

News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah / Judaism

Bnei Akiva in Ethiopia Will Ease Transition to Israel for Remaining Jews

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

B'nei Akiva is helping to prepare the remaining Jews in Ethiopia to come home to Israel over the next five years

Government / News Briefs / France / Aliyah / Geulah

Israel Planning 'Rescue' Operation for French Jews

By Shalom Bear

An Aliyah plan of this scale hasn't been attempted since the rescued of Ethiopian Jewry.

News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

Torah Scroll and New-Born Baby Survived Two-Year Escape to Israel

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

Zehava was born during her family’s two-year ordeal en route to Israel. She was born on the way. Two of her brothers died. She survived. So did her father’s Torah scroll. Today, she is an IDF officer.

Photo of the Day

Mourner in the Crowd

By Jewish Press Staff

A member of the Ethiopian community in Israel attended late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's funeral on Monday. In May 1991, as the Ethiopian government of Mengistu Haile Mariam was collapsing, Shamir ordered the airlifting of fourteen thousand Ethiopian Jews, known as Operation Solomon.

Book Reviews

Title: The Koren Ethiopian Haggada Journey to Freedom: Celebrating Ethiopian Jewish History, Traditions & Customs

By Yocheved Golani

Title: The Koren Ethiopian Haggada Journey to Freedom: Celebrating Ethiopian Jewish History, Traditions & Customs Editor: Rabbi Menachem Waldman Publisher: Koren Publishing

Judaism / Book Reviews

Reviewing The Koren Ethiopian Haggada Journey to Freedom

By Yocheved Golani

The Hebrew-English haggada provides a wealth of photographic evidence of the lives led by Ethiopian Jews. The pottery, the unembellished homes, school, and synagogues, the gaunt Jews in modest clothing and head coverings portray dedication to Torah values despite harsh political and topographical conditions.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VI

By Ruchama Feuerman

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