Congratulations to Pnian Tamano-Shata on her appointment as Minister of Aliyah and Klita! FROM THE ALGEMEINER: “I am excited and proud to take on the role of minister of aliyah and integration,” Tamano-Shata told Israeli daily Maariv. By Benjamin Kerstein, The Algemeiner MK Pnina Tamano-Shata was set to become the first Ethiopian-born Israeli cabinet minister after she was appointed to head the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration by Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz on Thurs...

We hope you and your families are staying well and safe during this unprecedented crisis. It is a difficult time, full of uncertainty and anxiety. Please take care and stay safe. Many nonprofits are struggling to stay afloat and keep their programs open, especially those serving vulnerable populations such as Ethiopian Jews. We thought you might like an update on how various Ethiopian Israeli groups are coping, and how you might help:...

A must read piece by Micha Odemheimer: I was wrong, and my Ethiopian-Israeli friends were right The vicious kind of racism I thought didn't exist in Israel is endemic, especially among police. A ray of hope can be found in Ashkelon Click HERE to read the original on The Times of Israel website MAR 2, 2020, 7:07 AM by Micha Odenheimer Mea Culpa. I plead guilty. It took the Kiryat Malachi police department to thrash me into confessing. Over the past six months, since Solomon Teka, a...

Cop goes on trial for killing Ethiopian Israeli youth, Solomon Tekah -  Click here to read the story on Ynet News.

Rivlin, dignitaries sign anti-racism pact Police frequently apprehend Ethiopian youth for no plausible reason, and trigger-happy officers have been known to shoot and even kill Ethiopian young people. By GREER FAY CASHMAN Reprinted from The Jerusalem Post FEBRUARY 2, 2020 19:15 President Reuven Rivlin surrounded by the signatories who convened at the President's Residence on Sunday, to sign an anti-racism pact initiated by Israelis Against Racism, February 2, 2020   (photo credit: M...

As 2020 begins, we thank you for your support of Ethiopian Jews in Israel, and wish you all the very best!  Thank you! GIVE      

Association of Ethiopian Jews (AEJ) CEO Shlomit Bukaya had an op-ed published by JTA last week, which was picked up by numerous Jewish publications around the United States.   Here is her insightful piece, as seen in the St. Louis Jewish Light:   Ethiopian Jews still fighting for inclusion in Israel By SHLOMIT BUKAYA Dec 5, 2019 Ethiopian-Jewish women pray in Jerusalem at the Sigd holiday overlooking the Temple Mou...

A powerful Op-Ed written by Shula Mola, Ethiopian Israeli activist and past Chair and past Director of the Association of Ethiopian Jews, was published in the weekend edition of Haaretz on Friday, October 18, 2019.    Shula has been demonstrating for justice for Solomon Tekkah - and others - since he was killed by policeman in Israel this summer.    The article was printed in the Hebrew edition and can be read in Hebrew here.     Here is a translation into English that we received from Shula: ...

On behalf of Friends of Ethiopian Jews and the outstanding Ethiopian Israeli organizations and programs that we assist, we wish you and your loved ones a very happy, healthy, fulfilling New Year and a most wonderful year ahead. At the New Year, we are reminded that T'shuva, Tephilah, and Tzedakah - Repentance, Prayer and Charity - are essential elements of Jewish life which help determine what our own lives will be like.    We help shape our own lives - and the lives of others - by our own ac...