The Ethiopian Jews of Israel

In 1977 there were about one hundred Ethiopian Jews in Israel; by 2007, there will be more than one hundred thousand. Their exodus from their native land and their mass immigration to Israel is a unique historical event. No other cultural or ethnic population has relocated as fast from a rural, non-literate culture surviving on subsistence farming and crafts, to an urban, high-tech society where they were welcomed to fulfill their religious destiny. This beautiful and touching book recounts the profound challenges and inspiring accomplishments of Ethiopian Israelis in captivating photographs and candid interviews. Featuring more than fifty men and women, this fascinating book reveals their personal stories?how they got to Israel and how they experience Israel as a member of its most impoverished and culturally different minority. In their own words, they reveal their dreams, goals, and struggles to become accepted and integrated without losing their own character, identity, and values