The Ethiopian Exodus
by Esther Newman-Cohen
Title
The Ethiopian Exodus
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
This is a signed original work painted in watercolor on paper. This painting depicts the exodus of Ethiopian Jews and their escape to Israel, known as the Beta Israel Exodus (1979–1985). In 1973 Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Sephardi chief rabbi, decreed that the community of "Beta Israel" are a descendant tribe of Israel. In the absence of full diplomatic relations with Ethiopia, The Israeli Mossad contacted officials in Sudan, which is adjacent to Ethiopia. Thousands of Beta Israel community from Ethiopia traveled by foot to the border with Sudan, and waited there in temporary camps until they were flown to Israel. Between the years 1977 and 1984, these immigrants were led from those camps to Israel by means of vessels of the Israeli Sea Corps and airplanes. Until Operation Moses, about 8,000 made a dangerous journey to Israel during which about 4,000 Beta Israel perished from disease or hunger or were killed by bandits.
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