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June 9, 2022

A New Exodus from Ethiopia

Several hundred Falash Mura have come to Israel in recent weeks.

The city of Gondar in Ethiopia is home to only one synagogue, used by the Falash Mura community. As Cnaan Lipshiz explains, its members identify as the descendants of Ethiopian Jews who converted to Christianity around 200 years ago, sometimes under duress. In recent weeks, two flights brought a total of 300 members of the Falash Mura to settle in Israel, in an operation organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and funded by a wide range of Jewish organizations.

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