More than 70,000 Ethiopian children study in the Israeli school system in grades 1-12; most of these students do not attain the academic and social achievements necessary to purse an academic education. The reasons for this are many but start with the fact ...
Changing the Ethiopian Narrative by Pamela Deutsch “I have decided to change my personal narrative. Most Ethiopians including myself usually start by saying…I was born in a small village, I trekked to Sudan, spent a year in Sudan…what I believe Israelis hear that the Ethiopian community is a deprived community.” Michal is 38 years old, married and ...
by Pamela Deutsch "Serious Jewish education should demand doing and learning, that changing lives is much more difficult than writing a lecture." Levi grew up in Cleveland, Ohio in a very committed Jewish home; committed to Israel, and committed to Jewish tradition. He attended public ...
If we aspire to a State of Israel that is healthy, strong, and full of hope, there is a need to pursue justice for all of Israel residents and workers. If we believe that each and every one of us is responsible for the ...
The highlight of the school year at MAKSAM was the culmination of our "Young Authors" project. During the course of the year, the pupils were introduced to well-known Israeli children's authors, and learned about their work and their style of ...
The Gidon Association for Ethiopian Jews in the Hadera area is a grassroots Ethiopian NPO established by young Ethiopian activists who identified the need for programs run BY Ethiopians FOR Ethiopians, and is unique in that it is regarded by the community as its ...
On the 29th day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, 50 days after Yom Kippur, the Ethiopian Jewish community celebrates the Sigd Festival. The name Sigd comes from the word “sgida” prostration before the Holy Torah ...
