Ethiopian Israeli religious leaders are hoping a new academic center will “create a new language” to talk about the richness of Ethiopian culture and traditions, after decades of discrimination dismissing the contribution of Ethiopian Judaism. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up“We are going to change the methodology of research into Ethiopian Jewry,” said Shalom. “It’s not going to be about ‘identity,’ and it’s not going to be about ‘proving’ that Ethiopian Jews are Jewish, but looking into Ethiopian Jewish culture and traditions,” he said. Therefore, Ethiopian Jewry presents an opportunity to study one of the closest interpretations of tradition to ancient Judaism available today, Shalom said. The Gewurz Family of Montreal, Canada is the main funder of the International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry.

Source: Ethiopian News January 08, 2019 21:17 UTC