Books

The Story Teller's Beads, Author: Jane Kurtz Category: Children and Youth
Set in the mid-1980s, a time when Ethiopia is hard-hit by drought and political strife, this novel charts the converging paths of two young natives fleeing from their country. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. My Name is Rachamim, Author: Johnathan P. Kendall Category: Children and Youth
When famine ravages the Gondar region of Ethiopian, Rachamim and his family journey to Israel via Operation Moses, the secret airlift that brought thousands of Ethiopian Jews home to Israel. On the Wings of Eagles: An Ethiopian Child's Story, Author: Jeffrey Schrier Category: Children and Youth
For grades 2-6. A group of Israeli campers gather around Isaiah, an Ethiopian Jewish boy, as he tells poignant tales of his homeland, his personal hardships and recounts the struggles of his people as they attempt to flee their homes and start a new life in Israel. --School Library Journal Cry of the Giraffe, Author: Judie Oron Category: Teens
Is based on the story of an Ethiopian Jewish teenager named Wuditu, who, together with her younger sister, Lewteh, was separated from her family in a violent incident in a refugee camp in Sudan. This book tells of her fight ot stay alive in warton Ethiopia, until a stranger unexpectedly came to free her. The Return, Author: Sonia Levitin Category: Teens
For grades 7-12. The first airlift of Ethiopian Jews, called Operation Moses, took place in late 1984 and early 1985 when 8,000 were secretly flown from refuge camps in Sudan to freedom in Israel. This novel is about a young Ethiopian girl's harrowing journey to Sudan and ultimate rescue is vividly realized. Daughters of the Ark, Author: Anna Morgan Category: Teens
For Grades 7-12. An adventure about two girls separated in time by thousands of years, who are forced to leave their homes on perilous journeys to unknown lands. One girls who journey takes her from Jerusalem to Ethiopia in 939 BCE and another three thousand years later that flees Ethiopia back to Israel. Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews, Author: Stephen Spector Category: Adult and Young Adult
"A meticulous, well-written account of the events leading up to and including the Israeli airlift of 14,310 Ethiopian Jews. Spector's book is the most judicious and accurate record of Operation Solomon we are likely to get." --American Jewish History The Ethiopian Jews of Israel: Personal Stories of Life in the Promised Land, Author: Len Lyons Category: Adult and Young Adult
Recorded conversations with Beta-Israel between spring 2004 and winter 2006 organized into eight chapters or themes. The 50 men and women interviewed include soldiers, students, religious leaders, actors, musicians, and a member of the Israeli Knesset. The Moon is Bread, Author: Naomi Samuel Category: Adult and Young Adult
A biographical account of the author's Ethiopian husband, Abren Erdani. It tells of his happy childhood in Ethiopia, his difficult journey to Sudan and from there to Israel, and his adjustment to life in Israel. The Hyena People: Ethiopian Jews in Christian Ethiopia, Author: Hagar Salamon Category: Adult and Young Adult
The Jews (Falasha) of northwestern Ethiopia are a unique example of a Jewish group living within an ancient, non-Western, predominantly Christian society. Hagar Salamon presents the first in-depth study of this group, called the "Hyena people" by their non-Jewish neighbors. Transformations from Ethiopia to Israel, Author: Ricki Rosen Category: Adult and Young Adult
Renowned photojournalist Ricki Rosen documented Israel’s rescue of 15,000 Jews from Ethiopia during the historic Operation Solomon airlift. Thirteen years later, she searched for and photographed the same Ethiopian Jews now settled all over Israel.

Articles

Ethiopian Jews and Israelis Exult as Airlift Is Completed Source: New York Times 1991 Airlift of Ethiopia Jews Ends in Joy : Rescue: Operation flies more than 14,000 from embattled Addis Ababa to Israel in just over 33 hours. A plan to whisk them to safety was prepared six weeks ago. Source: Los Angeles Times 1991 Israel Completes Ethiopia Airlift Source: Washington Post 1991 Israel paid $35 million `fee' to airlift 14,000 Jews from Ethiopia Source: Chicago Tribune 1991 Ethiopian Jews get settled in new home Jobs, housing sought for newcomers Source: Chicago Tribune 1991 Operation Solomon Marks 20th Anniversary Source: YNET Operation Solomon: One of Israel's Best Chapters Source: The Canadian Jewish News On This Day: Operation Solomon Source: The Jewish Chronicle Online El Al Salutes 20th Anniversary of Operation Solomon - Airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel Source: Sky Words with El Al Operation Solomon: A collection of articles Source: World News Network

Organizations

The Ethiopian National Project The Ethiopian National Project provides educational and social opportunities to help Ethiopian-Israeli teenagers realize their full potential. The Jewish Agency The Jewish agency's mission is to "Inspire Jews throughout the world to Connect with their people, heritage and Land, and Empower them to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong Israel." Keren Hayesod Keren Hayesod,mission is to further the national priorities of the State of Israel and Israeli society, with special emphasis on advancing weaker communities; nurturing disadvantaged and marginalized youth; encouraging aliyah; implementing rescue operations; and connecting young Diaspora Jews to Israel and Jewish life. Jewish Federations of North America The Jewish Federations of North America represents 157 Jewish Federations and over 300 Network communities, which raise and distribute more than $3 billion annually for social welfare, social services and educational needs. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews North American Council on Ethiopian Jewry Representatives of Ethiopian Jewish Community Organizations Representatives of Ethiopian Jewish Community Organizations (REJCO), a coalition of 18 national Ethiopian immigrant organizations, represents the interests of Israel’s 117,000-strong Ethiopian-Jewish community. Fidel - Association for Education and Social Integration of Ethiopian Jews in Israel Fidel has set as its goal the full integration of the Ethiopian community into mainstream Israeli society, by bridging the educational, social, and economic gaps that serve as obstacles in achieving that end.