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The 15th-century sacred books of Ethiopian Jewry from the Faitlovitch Collection at the Sourasky Central Library, TAU. Photo by Ted Erho
July 22, 2025, 4:23 pm
‘Extraordinary’ 600 year old Ethiopian Jewish texts to be unveiled to general public
Newly digitised copies of the Orit - containing the first five books of the Torah as well as Joshua, Judges and Ruth - are 'only the tip of the iceberg', says Tel Aviv University
By Michelle Rosenberg
Beta Israel, Pic: Meketa
August 14, 2023, 9:45 am
OPINION: How long can the 6,000 Ethiopian Jews caught up in civil war survive?
Israel needs to urgently up the ante to save the lives of 6,000 Ethiopian Jews from the country's civil war, writes Sybil Sheridan from Meketa, which supports Jews in Ethiopia.
By Sybil Sheridan
Members of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on November 16, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 5, 2023, 10:58 am
Jerusalem street to be named in honour of Israel’s Ethiopian community
Ethiopian Jewry contribution to be celebrated with street named 'Beta Israel'
By Michelle Rosenberg
Ethiopian olim exiting the plane after touching down at Ben Gurion Airport, 2020 (Credit: Olivier Fitoussi, courtesy of The Jewish Agency for Israel)
December 27, 2021, 7:03 pm
OPINION: A critical and historical crossroads for the Beta Israel
Roni Fantanesh Malkai, a community advocate and activist based in Northern Israel, reflects on the history and present predicament of Ethiopian Jews
By Roni Fantanesh Malkai
Ethiopian Jew during sigd (Wikipedia/Author: האגודה הישראלית למען יהודי אתיופיה)
January 22, 2020, 10:46 am
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate recognises Ethiopian Beta Israel as Jewish
Ruling which was issued months ago - but only reported first this week - accepts the position of the late Sephardic chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef from 1973
By JTA
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