by Webmaster | Nov 12, 2020 | Arts & Culture, Identity
Tigist Yoseph Ron was seven and her younger sister, Hirut Yoseph, only five when they made the treacherous journey from their birthplace of Gondar, Ethiopia, to the border with Sudan. It was 1984, and Israel was preparing to evacuate thousands of Jews from war-torn...
by Webmaster | Oct 29, 2020 | Identity
For nine months he became James Bond, preparing for one of the biggest covert operations in history. The first Ethiopian Israeli officer in the Israeli air force, Solomon Ezra risked his life hundreds of times, bribing dozens of Ethiopian officials to smuggle...
by Webmaster | Oct 21, 2020 | Identity
In 1988, Ruth Behar became the first Latina to receive the MacArthur “Genius” Grant for her work as a cultural anthropologist. Born in Havana, Cuba, Behar grew up in New York and currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and teaches at the University of...
by Webmaster | Oct 12, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Team Be’chol Lashon asked our own Julian Voloj, the son of Colombians,...
by Webmaster | Oct 6, 2020 | Holidays, Identity
Like many Jews, because of the pandemic I am constantly working to create an atmosphere of holiness and connection that I typically feel during this time of year. Before each holiday, I like to set an intention, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to find inspiration in...
