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“An Ethiopian queen in Tel Aviv”

Posted on January 15, 2023

Last week I met Israeli writer Albert Russo who was visiting Netanya.  Albert has written several books including this novel featuring Ziva, a young Ethiopian Israeli who runs a shelter in Tel Aviv for at-risk teenagers. Based on a true … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian-Jewish heritage in the heart of Tel Aviv

Posted on July 12, 2020

Born on route to Israel during Operation Solomon, 29-year-old Ethiopian Israeli Ashagar Araro is founder of Battae, an Ethiopian Heritage center in the heart of Tel Aviv. Israeli and international visitors experience the joy of Ethiopian culture through food, dance … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Airlines plane is named Tel Aviv

Posted on November 24, 2019

The name of one of the new Dreamliner planes ordered by Ethiopian Airlines is “Tel Aviv”. An eagle-eyed plane spotter noticed the name on the aircraft as it left the Boeing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. It was meant to … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv’s first Ethiopian Rabbi

Posted on October 9, 2011

30 years after being imprisoned and tortured in Ethiopia, Rabbi Yehudah Salah, 50, made history on Monday by becoming the first Ethiopian rabbi officially recognized in Tel Aviv, and has been placed in charge of the city’s Ethiopian community. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=1334

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Ethiopian woman is top advocate for Israel

Posted on January 3, 2021

Ethiopian Israeli Ashager Araro (reported here previously) is one of Jewish News Syndicate’s top 40 global advocates for Israel. Born on the roadside on the way to Israel, she became a top IDF paratrooper, graduate of IDC Herzilya and ambassador … Continue reading →

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Scholarships for Ethiopian Israelis

Posted on August 2, 2020

The Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation, based in Montreal, Canada, has launched a scholarship program to support Israeli graduate students of Ethiopian descent, in partnership with Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/canadian-philanthropists-launch-scholarship-for-ethiopian-israelis-636491

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Ethiopian-born Israeli becomes Associate Professor

Posted on July 27, 2015

Dr. Anbessa Teferra, an expert in Semitic linguistics at Tel Aviv University, is the first Ethiopian Israeli to be appointed a senior lecturer at an Israeli university. Dr Teferra immigrated to Israel in 1990 after completing his master’s degree in … Continue reading →

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Israeli bank donates backpacks to Ethiopian kids

Posted on September 9, 2012

The Tel Aviv branch of Citibank made the first day of school much easier for Ethiopian-Israeli students, by donating 200 backpacks and school supplies. They were distributed to the students by the organisation Ethiopian National Project (ENP). http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/159392

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Ethiopians come to learn from MDA

Posted on June 10, 2012

The head of the situation room at Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry Getachew Teshoma and his deputy Yeganaw Mengist Belay visited Magen David Adom at MDA’s Tel Aviv headquarters to learn from Israel’s first aid, ambulance and blood supply organization. http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=273150

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Israel’s Ethiopian-born champion of higher education

Posted on April 22, 2012

(Thanks to Israel21c) 30-year old Pnina Gaday Agenyahu is the first Ethiopian-born member of Israel’s Council for Higher Education. She is also Hillel director at Tel Aviv University. She arrived in Israel aged three, following her family’s trek across Sudan. … Continue reading →

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