On November 30, 2022, Forum Yerusalem and Friends of Ethiopian Jews will host a conference in Tel Aviv entitled. "The True Story of the Beta Israel Aliyah - How Ethiopian Jewish Heroes and North American Activists Burst Open the Gates."    Forum Yerusalem is a coaltion of nonprofit organizations in Israel, and works to change the public narrative about Ethiopian Jews from helpless victims to activist heroes who led their community to freedom and safety in Israel.   The Conference on November 30t...

Summer, 2022 Dear Friends, We warmly congratulate AEJ’s Chairwoman, Efrat Yerday, who was named one of the three most inspiring activists by NIF Canada - a significant achievement! We are at the peak of a sizzling summer that started with the remembrance of the tragic shooting death of the late Solomon Tekah (z”l) when I penned an Op-Ed in Haaretz on July 5th ,saying “It’s been three years since the death of Solomon Tekah (z”l), and two haunting que...

Tebeka is the first and only Ethiopian Israeli legal aid clinic in Israel working on behalf of Ethiopian Jews.   Tebeka is assisted Friends of Ethiopian Jews and has been since its founding in 2000, fighting for the rights and equality for Ethiopian Israelis. Help us raise our campaign goal of $36,000 to hire another attorney - Moshe - full-time at Tebeka to defend the rights of Ethiopian Israelis! Ethiopian Jews in Israel are the smallest Jewish minority and are people of color. They ar...

Tebeka is the legal aid clinic in Israel working on behalf of Ethiopian Jews.  Tebeka is assisted Friends of Ethiopian Jews and has been since its founding in 2000, fighting for the rights and equality for Ethiopian Israelis. Right now - today - FEJ needs to raise $36,000 for Tebeka! Ethiopian Jews in Israel are the smallest Jewish minority and are people of color. They are disproportionately arrested, charged and discriminated against, particularly in the areas of housing, employment and...

These 2.5 acres of land in Gedera are home to the organic gardens of 80 Ethiopian-Israeli families, who grow food here to consume and to sell. Watch Friends by Nature CEO Yuvi Tashome speak with FEJ President Susan Pollack to explain what the gardens mean to these families, and what's in store for the future! Donate to Friends by Nature here!                 

Hundreds of Ethiopian Israeli advanced degree students still need your help.  Scholarships from Keren Hanan Aynor (KHA) make the difference for many students in continuing their studies.  This academic year, KHA has been able to assist only 69% of the over 1,000 qualified students who applied for a KHA scholarship.    As the second semester of the academic year unfolds, hundreds more still need help. You can provide a scholarship for an Ethiopian Israeli university student, BA student or PhD ...

Watch videos from the great Ethiopian Israeli organizations that FEJ supports on our new YouTube Video Channel! Learn about the organizations and their programs - as well as the situation facing Ethiopian Jews in Israel today - with this selection of videos shorts made by the organizations themselves. See the full list of videos, here. And, Thank You for Your Support!   Donate Today!

Wuste Tzega, the Ethiopian Israeli Center for Culturally Adapted Psychotherapy, held an excellent and informative Zoominar recently.  Executive Director Yeshitu Samul, Board Chair Avraham Leader, Board member Babu Yaakov, and FEJ Vice President Barbara Gaffin led an hour long zoom presentation about the vital work of Wuste Tzega.   Wuste Tzega serves Ethiopian Israelis who have newly arrived in Israel, or more veteran Ethiopian Israelis who may be affected by domestic violence, family tragedy or...

After three years of outstanding leadership and advocacy,  Adv. Shlomit Bukaya is leaving her position as AEJ Executive Director to move on to other opportunities.    Shlomit brought the organization to a new level of professionalism and effectiveness.   We wish Shlomit well in all her new endeavors. The Association of Ethiopian Jews (AEJ) has selected Adv. Rina Eileen-Gorlik (pictured here (on left) with Shlomit (on right) as the new CEO of AEJ. Rina is an attorney specializing in civil l...

Sigal Kanotopsky, the well-known and much-admired Ethiopian Israeli leader, has taken the position of U.S. Northeast Regional Directorfor the Jewish Agency for Israel, beginning immediately.  Sigal was the innovative CEO of Olim Beyahad for ten years, and took the organization from a single-focus assistance to university graduates to a multi-tiered program combatting stereotypes on the media, public life, government and business.    Sigal has worked closely with Friends of Ethiopian Jews over th...