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Ethiopian Jewish Teen Competing In Israeli Bible Quiz Will Be Allowed To Stay
JERUSALEM A Jewish teen from Ethiopia who had been ordered to deposit thousands of dollars in order to participate in the final stages of the In
Israel Made Teen Ethiopian Bible Quiz Whiz Pay Thousands Of Dollars To Compete
A Jewish teen from Ethiopia had to deposit thousands in order to compete in the International Bible Quiz because Israel wanted to ensure he returned.
Israeli Doctors Perform Lifesaving Spinal Surgeries In Ethiopia
The team performed five surgeries at a hospital that serves some 8 million patients but does not have a spine surgeon.
Ethiopia’s Forgotten Jews Wait For Israel, Their Suitcases Gathering Dust
Some 9,000 Ethiopian Jews have been waiting over a decade to make Aliyah to Israel.
Groundbreaking TV Comedy Introduces Israelis To Their Ethiopian Neighbors
Last week, Israelis for the first time saw a black lead character on a homegrown, primetime television show. “Nevsu,” a half-hour comedy, focuses on an Ethiopian man who is married to an Ashkenazi Jewish woman. Misunderstanding ensues. “There is definitely a lot of cultural confusion in the show,” Yosi Vasa, the star and…
Ethiopian Israelis Now Able to Donate Blood Without Restrictions
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Ethiopian Israelis will be permitted to donate blood without restrictions. The new Health Ministry rules will take effect on July 1, Haaretz reported Tuesday, citing the Magen David Adom ambulance service. Blood donations from Ethiopian-born Israelis have been banned since 1977. The date of the new procedures was announced at the meeting…
Ethiopian Jew Killed in Riots While Waiting To Leave for Israel
(JTA) — The Jewish community of Gondar in Ethiopia said it lost one of its members in riots that have claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks. The Jew killed in Gondar was identified as Weta Chekla, the Israel-based news site Little Ethiopia reported Thursday. The report said he was waiting to immigrate to Israel…
Israel Police Chief Says ‘Natural’ To Suspect Ethiopians as Criminals
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Activists and politicians called for the firing of Israel Police Chief Roni Alsheich after he called it “natural” for police to be more suspicious of Ethiopian Israelis than of other Israelis. “Studies the world over, without exception, have shown that immigrants are invariably more involved in crime than others, and this should…
For Israel, It’s No Jew Left Behind — Unless You’re Ethiopian
Why isn’t Israel welcoming the 9,000 Jews left behind in Ethiopia? To attribute this to racism is uncomfortable but unavoidable, Jane Eisner writes.
WATCH: Ethiopian-Israeli Artist Creates Gorgeous Paintings to Celebrate Her Heritage
Wide-eyed superwomen mesh with history in a gorgeous new exhibition by an emerging Israeli-Ethiopian artist, currently on view in Harlem.