Tag: Ethiopian Jews
Novel highlights sacrifices of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants to Israel
Kim Salzman, Israel and overseas director at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, spent more than 13 years writing her debut novel, Straddling Black and White, which she published earlier this year.
“I gave birth to three...
Israel mulling options to rescue citizens in war-torn Ethiopia
An emergency meeting of Israel's National Security Council was held on Tuesday morning to examine options for rescuing Israelis trapped in war-torn northern Ethiopia.
Foreign Ministry officials said at the meeting that there are about...
5,000 Ethiopian immigrants reunited with family in Israel
A group of 130 Ethiopian immigrants arrived in Israel on Wednesday, bringing to 5,000 the number of new olim from the African country over the last two and half years, the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency announced.
The latest...
More than 100 Ethiopians land in Israel, their new home
A total of 111 new immigrants (olim) from Ethiopia landed in Tel Aviv on May 9, joining some 95,000 of their countrymen who have immigrated to Israel.
Mark Wilf, chairman of the board of governors...
Ethiopian Israeli Sigal Kanotopsky: ‘We are all pieces of the same puzzle’
Sigal Kanotopsky—Ethiopia-born, Israel-bound and recently resettled in Philadelphia—speaks of her identity simply: “I am a Jew and an Israeli born in Ethiopia.”
But her identity was not always so concisely defined. Kanotopsky, now 46, arrived...
Ethiopian families prepare for immigration to Israel, many after decades of waiting
GONDAR, Ethiopia—Ahead of the immigration of 180 Ethiopians to Israel on June 1, a continuation of “Operation Tzur Israel (‘Operation Rock of Israel’),” Ethiopian families spoke with JNS in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. After...
Florida federation sends $30,000 to help Ethiopian Jews awaiting immigration
Florida’s Jewish Federation of Broward County has donated $32,800 to help provide medical care, food and clean water to Jews in Ethiopia awaiting to make aliyah and resettle in Israel.
The funds will help support the efforts...
Aliyah minister earns Begin Heritage Center’s award for Israeli leadership
Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata was granted the 2021 Begin Award for Israeli leadership.
Pnina Tamano-Shata has helped paved the way for many women and was appointed to serve as the first member...
Two of the 14,325 stories behind ‘Operation Solomon’
Ethiopia was in the midst of a brutal civil war in 1991 when Israel decided to launch an intrepid mission that would bring 14,325 Ethiopian Jews to Israel over the course of 36 hours....
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Miraculous Airlift of Ethiopian Jews
It’s one of the most significant historical milestones in the history of the Jewish people and modern Israel. This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the miraculous and heroic rescue of nearly 15,000 Ethiopian...