Ethiopian Jews

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Ethiopian Jews are a Jewish ethnic community originating from Ethiopia, known for their distinct religious traditions, history of isolation from other Jewish communities, and large-scale immigration to Israel in the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish ethnic group
religious community
alternativeName Ethiopian Jews
surface form: Ethiopian Israeli Jews

Falasha
ancestralNarrative connection to ancient Israelites
descent from the Tribe of Dan
citizenshipStatusInIsrael eligible for Israeli citizenship under Law of Return
countryOfOrigin Ethiopia
culturalPractice distinct liturgical music
traditional white cotton garments
unique synagogue architecture in Ethiopia
demographicCharacteristic majority now reside in Israel
ethnoreligiousMinorityIn Ethiopia
facedIssue discrimination in Israel
racism
social integration challenges in Israel
historicalCenter Gondar region
Lake Tana
surface form: Lake Tana region

Tigray region
historicalIsolationFrom other Jewish communities
language Amharic
Hebrew
Tigrinya
majorDiasporaIn Canada
Europe
Israel
United States of America
surface form: United States
migrationDestination Israel
nativeName Ethiopian Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beta Israel
notableHolidayLocationInIsrael Jerusalem for Sigd celebrations
periodOfMassAliyah 1980s
1990s
recognizedAsJewishBy Israeli Chief Rabbinate
Israel
surface form: State of Israel
religion Judaism
religiousInstitutionInIsrael Ethiopian synagogues
religiousText Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Orit
religiousTradition Ethiopian Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beta Israel Judaism
SigdDate 50 days after Yom Kippur
SigdStatusInIsrael official state holiday
significantMigrationEvent Operation Joshua
Operation Moses
Operation Solomon
traditionalHoliday Sigd
traditionalLeadership kesim
traditionalPractice biblical dietary laws
biblically oriented Judaism
purity laws
strict Sabbath observance
traditionalReligiousLeaderTitle kes

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Sigd festival practicedBy Ethiopian Jews
this entity surface form: Beta Israel
Sigd festival practicedBy Ethiopian Jews
Sigd festival observedBy Ethiopian Jews
this entity surface form: Beta Israel community
Sigd festival ledBy Ethiopian Jews
this entity surface form: Kessim (Ethiopian Jewish religious leaders)
Mivtsa Shlomo beneficiary Ethiopian Jews
Mivtsa Shlomo beneficiary Ethiopian Jews
this entity surface form: Beta Israel
Operation Sheba participant Ethiopian Jews
Operation Sheba ethnicGroupServed Ethiopian Jews
this entity surface form: Beta Israel
Jewish Israelis subgroup Ethiopian Jews
Black Hebrew Israelite groups distinguishedFrom Ethiopian Jews
this entity surface form: Beta Israel