As the continuing crisis in Israel enters its second year, the 165,00 Ethiopian Jews in Israel have been deeply affected – as has all of Israel and the Middle East. With 80% of young Ethoipian Israeli men and 60% of young Ethiopian Israeli women serving in the Israeli military – higher percentages than average – the impact on the community is huge. Over 250 Ethiopian Israelis families are still displaced and living in temporary quarters.
They need assistance with the essentials of daily living. Mental health counseling and resource referrals also continue to be essential. The hotlines, counseling and information resource line set up by the Wuste Tzega Center for Culturally Adapted Psychotherapy and the Association of Ethopian Jews (AEJ) are in constant use.
Please help now by clicking on the link below and making a special donation at this time.
Friends of Ethiopian Jews (FEJ) assists grassroots Ethiopian-Israeli organizations working for equality, education and employment for the Ethiopian Jewish community. By supporting programs and projects led by Ethiopian-Israelis themselves, FEJ helps empower the community. Ethiopian Israelisa are in charge and make the decisions. FEJ plays the role of supporting actor, fiscal sponsor, clearing house and referral center to Ethiopian Israeli leaders, activists and entrepreneurs who themselves are in the crucial leadership, decision-making roles.
Friends of Ethiopian Jews (FEJ) condemns racism and injustice in all forms. We are now in our third decade supporting programs combating inequality and discrimination in Israel.
FEJ strives to help improve opportunities for Ethiopian-Israelis and to help create a just society in Israel overall. All programs, projects and organizations supported by FEJ are led, managed, controlled or directed by Ethiopian Israelis themselves. FEJ is dedicated to successful integration and full equality in Israel by supporting Ethiopian Israeli organizations, programs and projects that are grassroots, well-managed, financially sound and effective – and which are achieving measurable, successful results.
Currently, FEJ welcomes donations on behalf of these outstanding organizations:
Tebeka – Advocacy for Equality & Justice for Ethiopian-Israelis
TEBEKA, (Amharic for “Advocate of Justice”), is the legal aid organization serving Israel’s 160,000-member Ethiopian-Israeli community. Tebeka was founded in 2000 by Itzik Dessie, the first Ethiopian Israeli attorney ……..Read More
Association of Ethiopian Jews (AEJ)
The Association of Ethiopian Jews (AEJ), directed by Rina Ayalin-Gorelik, is a unique advocacy organization. Israel’s most venerable advocacy group for Ethiopian Israelis, AEJ is a formidable voice of the Ethiopian Jewish community in … Read More
Wuste Tzega – Center for Culturally Adapted Psychotherapy
Wuste Tzega is a mental health center providing diagnosis, therapy, guidance and counsel for people from diverse cultural backgrounds, integrating traditional and Western psychotherapy interventions. It works primarily with Israel’s Ethiopian community, where need is most acute due to the trauma of rapid integration into a fundamentally Western culture, but also serves anyone who can benefit from its unique approach. Read more….
Friends by Nature – Community Strength
Friends by Nature (FBN) Community Strength is a non-profit Israeli organization that was established in 2005 by a diverse group of Ethiopian-Israelis and veteran Israelis, secular and religious…….. Read More
Olim Beyahad
– or Bandelay Woodelay (in Amharic), or Rising Together (in English) – integrates members of the Ethiopian Israeli community as a normative and important part of Israeli life in the areas of employment, residence, education, and social life. ……..Read More
Tech-Career – Technology Training Center for Ethiopian-Israelis
Few programs anywhere, any place, for any population, are as succesful as Tech Career has proven to be. For 30 years, Ethiopian-Israelis have been striving to break out of a harsh socio-economic reality and integrate fully into Israeli
society and economy. Tech-Career offers professional technology training in high-tech skills and job placement services …..Read More
Beta Israel Business Community (BIBC)
BIBC is a business community comprised of nearly 300 Ethiopian Israeli entrepreneurs and business owners who collaborate to promote and strengthen the businesses of its members. Created in 2020 by Asher Elias (Founder of Tech Career), BIBC provides e-commerce training and management expertise to Ethiopian-led businesses, and is dedicated to advancing a prosperous Ethiopian Israeli community. Read more ……
Anya Banya -Working Together for a Stronger, More Inclusive Society
Anya Benya is an Israeli youth movement whose aim is to give all young people across the country – espcially Ethiopian Israeli youth – equal opportunity for growth and positive engagement, and to instill in them a belief in their own potential. The movement aims to connect young people from all segments of Israeli society based on… Read more
Shavu Banim Ethiopian Jewish Community Center in Beersheva
Shavu Banim is an independent nonprofit education, cultural and community center serving the 15,000 Ethiopian Israeli population. The architecturally stunning complex provides after-school programs, a synagogue, computer center, a museum, elder care, cultural heritage center, events hall, and much more. Read more about Shavu Banim, HERE.
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um Yerusalem – Changing the Public Narrative
Forum Yerusalem is a coalition of nonprofit organizations, working to integrate the heritage of Ethiopian Jewry in the public Israeli Narrative, shifting it from one of helpless victim to more authentic story of the amazing heroism and tenacity of the Ethiopian Jewish community. Read more in English or in Hebrew … and watch their video!
Keren Hanan Aynor -Supporting Students today, Creating the Leaders of Tomorrow! (KHA)
Chaired by Pnina Agenyahu, KHA is Israel’s most veteran and prestigious scholarship program for Ethiopian Israelis. For the past two decades, KHA has supported first and second generations in acquiring higher education, including Masters & PhD degrees ….Read More
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