JERUSALEM (AP) – Jewish American activists are in Ethiopia to escort remnants of one of the oldest communities in the Jewish Diaspora to Israel, organizers said Wednesday. Tens of thousands of ...

1 of 10 — Facilitated by the Israeli government, a young couple and their children are going on aliyah from Ethiopia — a purposeful ascent, or "going up" to Israel. The facial cross tattoos, often ...

On the gleaming white beaches of Tel Aviv, pairs of holidaying Israelis expertly swat rubber balls back and forth as the Mediterranean rolls gently at their feet. Even with a flight of Israeli Defense ...

Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky turned over the keys to the Jewish school of Gondar, Ethiopia, to the town’s mayor. Monday’s handover ceremony of the school, which was funded and maintained by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Corinne Baum speaks to Naftali Aklum (photo credit: JERUSALEM POST) WATCH: JPost’s Corinne Baum in conversation with Naftali Aklum ...

An outpouring of supporters eager to learn about the situation of LGBT Jewish Ethiopians in Israel showed up at a private event in San Francisco to listen to two leaders of Kehila Lahatavit Ethiopit.

A charter flight of some 240 Ethiopian Jews is launching the final stages of the aliyah from Ethiopia. Monday’s scheduled flight marks the beginning of Operation Dove’s Wings, an Israeli government ...

As Passover reminds us of liberation from ancient bondage, I find myself thinking about a more recent exodus. Almost 35 years ago, Israel’s Operation Solomon rescued more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews ...

A centuries-old mystery hidden in plain sight has finally come to light. In a modest prayer house in Israel, among community leaders and handwritten pages passed quietly from generation to generation, ...