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Sedric Toney hasn’t played in the NBA since the mid-1990s but remains very well-connected to fellow alumni of the league and hopes to galvanize their support for Project Max // Photo Courtesy of Sedric Toney
January 11, 2023, 11:44 am
Former Atlanta Hawks Join Project Max
Theo Ratliff and Sedric Toney are using their influence as NBA veterans to take on antisemitism.
By David Ostrowsky
Flo Lo is pictured.
October 13, 2022, 10:57 am
Film Reveals Complex Story of Ethiopian Immigration
“With No Land,” detailing the mass migration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel during Operation Solomon, was screened at the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Michael Twitty’s "Kosher Soul" is the result of his 25 years as a Jewish chef and food writer.
September 29, 2022, 10:55 am
‘Kosher Soul’ Explores a Side of Jewish Food
Michael Twitty’s new book contains an Ethiopian Yom Kippur break-fast and other Jewish holiday traditions of Africa, Latin America and the American South.
By Bob Bahr
October 1, 2021, 1:31 pm
Closing Thoughts: Ancient Ethiopian Jewish Holiday Teaches Hope
The ancient holiday of Sigd, recently added to the Israeli national calendar, reminds us to embrace hope wholeheartedly.
By Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder
One of the beautiful images from "Shimala" is a dream of flying to Israel from Ethiopia on the back of a stork.
January 16, 2018, 3:25 pm
AJFF Review: Shorts Bring Ethiopian Experience Alive
The first of four shorts programs at the 2018 festival also weaves together embroidery and the West Bank.
By Michael Jacobs
Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. speaks Nov. 20 in support of the efforts of Agarnesh and Ilan Mengistu to win the freedom of Avera Mengistu.
November 21, 2017, 4:01 pm
Our View: Free Avera Mengistu
More than three years after he wandered into Gaza, the world must demand that Hamas release the Ethiopian-Israeli.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Titi Aynaw visits Harvard during a previous U.S. tour.
October 26, 2017, 4:28 pm
Ex-Miss Israel Takes Advocacy on Tour
She'll meet students in New York, Colorado, California, Oregon and Washington, plus JNF conference attendees.
The Family Empowerment Center, with funding from the Atlanta and St. Louis Federations, is improving the lives of Yokneam’s Ethiopian Jews.
September 26, 2017, 2:19 pm
Federation Helps Uplift Yokneam’s Ethiopians
The Beta Israel face challenges of identity and assimilation in Israel, but the community center adds value.
By Patrice Worthy
Dalia Hartstein teaches Ethiopian children some Hebrew songs.
September 5, 2017, 4:23 pm
5 Days With the Jewish Children of Ethiopia
Post Israeli army volunteer experience in Ethiopia leads to cultural bonds.
By Dalia Hartstein
Talila and her mother get care at Hadassah’s Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem.
May 25, 2017, 10:22 am
Atlantan Angry at Israel for Forgetting Ethiopians
This is a failure of the Israeli government to do what it says it will do
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
May 23, 2017, 8:53 pm
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews
Wednesday, May 24, is being observed for 4,000 Jews who died waiting to make aliyah.
May 15, 2015, 11:21 am
Understanding the Ethiopian Israeli Protests
By Atlanta Jewish Times
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