Decision to Only Allow 1,000 Falash Mura to Make Aliyah Disappoints
After 80,000 members of the remnant Falash Mura community in Ethiopia have settled in Israel, the Netanyahu government has approved the aliyah of only 1,000 of the remaining 8,200 – who remain under very difficult conditions.
First Known Ethiopian Jews to Move to Israel with ‘Official’ Permission Since 2017
The first known Ethiopian Jews to move to Israel with “official” permission since 2017 will shortly arrive in the country. After months of lobbying the government, the mother and siblings of Sintayehu Shaparou, the Ethiopian who competed in Israel’s 2018 Chidon HaTanach (International Bible) contest, are being granted residency status.
When will the Exodus begin?
8,000 Falash Mura – “remnants of the descendants of the Jewish Beta Israel community” – in Ethiopia, have suffered malnutrition, stunted growth and irreversible brain damage in many babies and toddlers.
Barkan Winery Outcry Highlights Plight of Ethiopian Israelis and Last Jews in Ethiopia
The government is holding back their aliyah because of financial and political reasons, says Aaron (A.Y.) Katsof, director of the Heart of Israel.
‘Hopeful and Faithful to Judaism, Jerusalem and God’
Israel’s Ethiopian Jews demand that the government follow through on its previous promise to repatriate Ethiopia’s last remaining Jews as they struggle with extreme poverty and hunger
What Will it Take for the Last Jewish Communities in Ethiopia to Return to Israel?
Aaron (A.Y.) Katsof made aliyah from the U.S. to ‘build the heart of Israel.’ Now, he has a second mission: to bring the rest of the Jews in Ethiopia home to Israel.
Poverty is Colorblind: Meet Liya
Liya is often home alone and hungry, and her parents are trying their hardest. But like many Ethiopian immigrants, their absorption into Israel was largely unsuccessful.
1,000 Ethiopian Jews to be Approved for Aliyah ‘Within One Month’
‘The matter will be approved during a Government meeting within a month,’ said MK Yachimovich, Chair of the Knesset State Control Committee.