The Migration Journey: The Ethiopian Jewish Exodus

by Gadi BenEzer and Stephen Miller

Book Overview

Between 1977 and 1985, some 20,000 Ethiopian Jews left their homes in Ethiopia and embarked on a secret and highly traumatic exodus to Israel. Due to various political circumstances they had to leave their homes in haste, go a long way on foot through unknown country, and stay for a period of one or two years in refugee camps, until they were brought to Israel. The difficult conditions of the journey included racial tensions, attacks by bandits, night...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412804868
• ISBN13: 9781412804868
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.0"