On Wings of Eagles: The Secret Operation of the Ethiopian

On Wings of Eagles: The Secret Operation of the Ethiopian Exodus

Told through diary entries interspersed with the stories of many Ethiopian Jews in their own words, this is the gripping account of the Jewish Agency s coordinator of Ethiopian aliyah as he worked over a decade to free the Beta Israel from shocking conditions. With Ethiopia overrun by rebels, the Jews had left their villages in northern Ethiopia by the thousands to trek for weeks to the Sudan. There, in squalid refugee camps, untold numbers died of disease and malnutrition. Those left alive were motivated only by the desire to return to Zion. Starving, preyed-upon, and often separated from their families in heartbreaking ways, the refugees also faced stark cultural adjustments in Israel. When Israel was able to open an embassy in Ethiopia in January 1990, the author went to Addis Ababa, where his crowning achievement as the Jewish Agency s representative and Israeli consul was overseeing the immigration of over fourteen thousand Jews from the besieged city in the dramatic two-day Operation Solomon in May 1991. This modern-day Exodus story is a heartwarming tale of the love of one man for Ethiopian Jewry as he devoted himself to their struggle to go up to Jerusalem.

Country	USA
Author	Micha Feldman
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Gefen Publishing House
EAN	9789652295699
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	9652295698
Label	Gefen Publishing House
Manufacturer	Gefen Publishing House
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2012-03-07
Publisher	Gefen Publishing House
Studio	Gefen Publishing House
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

On Wings of Eagles: The Secret Operation of the Ethiopian Exodus