The queen returned to Sheba (which was part of the Ethiopian empire) with Menelik I. Later, Menelik was sent to his father in Jerusalem to be educated (where he accepted the name David). The Jews who ...

THE full-page article on Ethiopia, ["Ethiopia's Rich Culture, Steeped in History," Special Issue, July 16] did not find the space to include mention of the Ethiopian Jews, many of whom are now ...

Twenty-five years ago, a covert, 36-hour airlift spirited some 14,000 Ethiopian Jews out of the country during a civil war. Called Operation Solomon, it captured the imagination of the world.

How Ethiopian Jews came to Israel. She recounts how, in the 19th century, ... Beautifully translated from the original Hebrew by Jessica Setbon, it demands to be read. ...

Ethiopian Jewish communities are in dire need as the enduring problems of food scarcity and lack of medical care are compounded by the Israel-Hamas conflict's disruption of traditional lines of aid.

Israel has vaunted its rescues of Ethiopian Jews in the past. The last major operation, in 1991, brought in 14,000 of them from camps in Gondar Province and Addis Ababa in a secret airlift over 36 ...