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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

Operation Solomon

A member of the Ethiopian community celebrates upon arriving at Ben Gurion airport on March 11, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 31, 2023, 6:07 am
Shedding image as bystanders to history, Ethiopian Jews reclaim their exodus saga
Activists are highlighting the roles community leaders and others played in bringing the Beta Israel to Israel, seeking to combat racist attitudes and empower Ethiopian youth
By Jessica Steinberg
From left: Sammi Rotibi as 'Nate' and John Berchtold as 'Isaac' in 'The Forbidden Wish' (Underdog Overkill Productions)
May 4, 2021, 3:42 am
Convinced he’s dead, a young man asks a rabbi to recite mourner’s prayer for him
Michael Carnick writes and directs ‘The Forbidden Wish,’ an intense encounter between an Ethiopian-Israeli rabbi and a US Jew who talk racism, faith and the meaning of life
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with Uri Lubrani at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on November 29, 2015. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
March 5, 2018, 6:24 pm
Uri Lubrani, who served under Ben Gurion, dies at 91
Career diplomat was an ambassador and later a legendary adviser to a series of defense ministers until 2015, had major role in airlift of Ethiopian Jews
By ToI Staff
Members of Gondar's Jewish community attend gathering hosted by a cross-party delegation of Knesset members to Ethiopia, March 3, 2017. (Courtesy)
March 7, 2017, 6:50 pm
Despite promises, Ethiopian immigration still stalled as Israelis pass the buck
Eight months after decision to airlift 1,300 from dwindling Jewish community, officials have not processed a single request; reasons cited include lack of air conditioning in Addis Ababa embassy
By Raoul Wootliff and Melanie Lidman
Girma Mengistu (Screen capture/Ynet)
August 29, 2016, 1:58 am
In first, short story on Ethiopian Jewry added to national literature curriculum
Award-winning tale of elderly Ethiopian couple’s journey to Israel by Germaw Mengistu to be taught in Israeli schools
By ToI Staff
Preparing for life in Israel: An ordinary day at the Jewish Agency's synagogue in Gondar, Ethiopia (photo credit: Michal Shmulovich/ToI)
August 26, 2013, 7:19 pm
The last of the Falash Mura?
On Wednesday, a final flight will ostensibly complete the aliya of 7,500 members of a Jewish community that had converted to Christianity. Is this really the end of a hugely controversial mass immigration process? Should it be? The Times of Israel reports from Ethiopia
By Michal Shmulovich
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