Ethiopian Jews

Time for a “new” Jewish holiday

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 25, 2022
"Funny, you don't look Jewish" is not funny. We need to change the perceptions of what it means to look, and do, Jewish.

‘Red Sea Diving Resort’ dramatizes Israel’s daring rescue of Ethiopian Jews

By Josh Shepherd — August 9, 2019
(RNS) — A daredevil operation to rescue more than 8,000 Ethiopian Jews from Sudanese refugee camps in the early 1980s has become a fast-paced Netflix drama that turns Chris Evans into a dashing Israeli hero.

Israel to approve immigration for 1,000 Ethiopian Jews

By The Associated Press — September 17, 2018
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is home to approximately 144,000 Jews of Ethiopian descent and 7,000 more are waiting for permission to immigrate.
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