Ethiopian Jews

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Christian group funding incoming flights of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel
February 4, 2019
The Israeli government unanimously approved a process in 2015 to allow those deemed eligible to reunite with their families in Israel under humanitarian conditions.
Ethiopian Jews are greeted by family members as they arrive at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, as part of an aliyah flight arranged by the Jewish Agency for Israel and sponsored by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem in June 2017. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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Protest in Tel Aviv against police brutality blocks traffic, ends in 11 arrests
January 31, 2019
As many as 1,000 protesters, mainly Ethiopian Israelis, blocked the Ayalon Highway and streamed into Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to protest police brutality, causing massive traffic delays and backups in the area.
Israelis, many of them Ethiopian, protest against police violence in Tel Aviv on Jan. 30, 2019. This sign in Hebrew reads: "Leaving the apathy, changing the reality." Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
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Lt. ‘Yod’ first Israeli Air Force pilot of Ethiopian heritage
December 19, 2018
As soon as he participates in his class’s graduation ceremony, he will begin his service as a navigator for IAF fighter jets.
Air Force pilots throw their hats in the air in celebration at a graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the official IAF flight course (Hatzerim Air Base, Negev Desert), Dec. 29, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
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Ethiopian Israelis celebrate the annual Sigd holiday
November 8, 2018
Jewish Ethiopians celebrated the holiday of Sigd in Israel, with schools engaging students in programs to teach about its customs and origins.
Thousands of Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on Nov. 7, 2018. The prayer is performed by Ethiopian Jews every year to celebrate their community's connection and commitment to Israel. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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Avital LiskerOctober 22, 2018
The camp of hope in Ethiopia
We in the Jewish community and in Israel try so hard to encourage Jews worldwide to come to Israel. Why not these Jews?
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Ethiopian Bible contest participant’s family given permission to make aliyah
August 24, 2018
After the public expressed outrage over the government’s ultimatum to Sintayehu Shafrao, he was granted Israeli citizenship.
Sintayehu Shafrao from Ethiopia (left), who is competing in the annual International Bible Quiz in Israel, receives a National ID from Israel Minister of Interior Affairs Aryeh Deri during a ceremony at the Interior ministry office in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Barkan winery outcry highlights plight of Ethiopian Israelis and last Jews in Ethiopia
Eliana RudeeJuly 3, 2018
The government is holding back their aliyah because of financial and political reasons, says Aaron (A.Y.) Katsof, director of the Heart of Israel.
Israelis who immigrated from Ethiopia hold up family photos of loved ones who remain in Ethiopia during a protest to bring the rest of the Falash Mura in Jerusalem, on March 12, 2018. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Ethiopian workers to return to Barkan wineries following public outcry over status
June 27, 2018
An exposé by Israel’s Kan news station revealing Barkan’s ban on Ethiopian employees handling the wines sparked national outrage over the implication that Ethiopian Jews were not Jewish and raised condemnation of the company for discriminatory practices.
Wine barrels piled up at the Barkan winery. Aug. 2, 2012. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
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