From Tragedy to Triumph : the Politics Behind the Rescue of Ethiopian Jewry
Annotation. From 1984 to 1991, Israel conducted a series of dramatic rescues, bringing thousands of Ethiopian Jews to the state of Israel. As dramatic and uplifting as this effort was, there are still troubling questions about why it took so many years for Israel to take action to save this ancient African branch of the Jewish Diaspora. This is the complete story behind the Israeli rescue of the Jews of Ethiopia--how tragedy was turned into triumph
eBook, English, 2002
Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated ; ABC-CLIO, LLC [distributor], Portsmouth, Santa Barbara, 2002
1 online resource
9780275970000, 0275970000
847203124
Introduction Who are the Ethiopian Jews? The Big Picture: Ethiopia in Israel's Foreign Policy A New Opening in Ethiopia Early Rescue Efforts Escape to the Sudan American Pressure A Trickle of Jews Operation Moses Operations Sheba and Solomon The Holocaust Analogy Conclusion: The Situation Today Bibliography Index