On November 21, 1984, Israel conducted a covert mission to rescue thousands of Ethiopian Jews from war-torn Sudan. Called Operation Moses, it was the first of three subsequent missions to save the lives of these Jews and bring them to their ancestral homeland. Author Kim Salzman has fictionalized Operation Moses in her new book, “Straddling Black and White,” about an Ethiopian-Jewish family that is torn apart during the mission. The author hopes that when people read “Straddling Black and White,” they will learn about the sacrifices Ethiopian Jews made during their aliyah journeys. She thinks that once readers are informed, they could become more accepting of Ethiopian olim – and olim in general – and realize that the ingathering of the exiles to Israel is what truly matters.

Source: Ethiopian News June 29, 2023 08:51 UTC