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Ethiopian olim pray on the tarmac after their flight landed (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi)
November 10, 2021, 8:04 pm
Israel to speed up evacuations of some Ethiopians in midst of civil war
The news comes just a week after Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday that historically was marked with prayers for God to return the Jewish people to Israel
By JTA
Ethiopian olim pray on the tarmac after their flight landed (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi)
March 11, 2021, 1:46 pm
WATCH: Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants land at Ben Gurion Airport
It was the ninth and final flight as part of the Operation Rock of Israel plan to bring 2,000 olim to the country
By Michael Daventry
Ethiopian olim exiting the plane after touching down at Ben Gurion Airport, 2020 (Credit: Olivier Fitoussi, courtesy of The Jewish Agency for Israel)
December 3, 2020, 6:35 pm
More than 300 Ethiopian Jews make Aliyah after years separated from relatives
Israeli prime minister says: 'My wife and I were standing there with tears in our eyes', calling the intake 'the essence of our Jewish and Zionist story'
Ethiopian Jew during sigd (Wikipedia/Author: האגודה הישראלית למען יהודי אתיופיה)
October 7, 2019, 3:48 pm
Sister of Ethiopian-Israeli teen slain by police officer makes aliyah
Sibling of Solomon Tekahm, Masrat Warika landed at Ben Gurion Airport with her two children on the weekend
By JTA
Ethiopian Jews learn Hebrew as they await Aliyah
January 8, 2019, 9:37 am
Ethiopian Jews learn Hebrew as Israel slated for ‘turning its back’ on them
Jews from the African country awaiting aliyah learn the language of their future home as their community leaders criticise Israel's inaction
By Jewish News Reporter
Moshe Kahlon
October 8, 2018, 4:08 pm
Israel approves plan to reunite 1,000 Ethiopians with family in Israel
Cabinet backs proposal to bring Falash Mura who have children living in the Jewish state to the country
By JTA
Former President Barack Obama with Sudan Princeton Lyman in the Oval Office, April, 2011.
August 28, 2018, 12:44 pm
Diplomat who helped plan airlift of Ethiopian Jews, Princeton Lyman, dies at 82
Jewish American official who played a critical role in organising Operation Moses in 1984 passes away
By JTA
Israeli Ethiopians protest against racism in Jerusalem in 2012. Many who are still in Ethiopia want to be reunited with their families
February 28, 2018, 4:20 pm
Thousands of Ethiopian Jews threaten mass hunger strike over funding
Representatives for the community protest Israel's proposed elimination of funding to allow them to be reunited with their families in Israel
Moving torahs to the new building
September 20, 2016, 2:35 pm
Uganda’s Jewish community prepare to open new shul
Nicknamed the 'flying synagogue' due to its wing-shaped roof, the building will include a kosher shop and child-care centre
By Stephen Oryszczuk and JTA
Max Heller with Jacalyn Sank Da Costa
September 14, 2016, 12:13 pm
Bar and batmitzvah project with Ethiopian Jews raises £40,000
Jewish Londoners preparing for their coming of age helped raise funds for the Ethiopian-Israeli community in Haifa
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Roni Alsheich
August 31, 2016, 2:27 pm
Israeli police chief: It’s ‘natural’ to be suspicious of Ethiopians
Roni Alsheich was criticsed after saying Ethiopian-Israelis are 'more involved in crime', with some calling for him to be sacked
By JTA
January 26, 2016, 9:12 am
OPINION: Being a Jew in Israel is not so black and white
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