Date & time
Monday, November 15, 2021
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
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"Yerusalem" Film Screening and Conversation with Levi Zini, Dr. Anbessa Teferra and Yaffa Tegegne
Speaker(s)
Levi Zini, Dr. Anbessa Teferra, Yaffa Tegegne
Cost
This event is free
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Online
On Sunday, November 14, 2021, we will be screening the film, Yerusalem, The Incredible Story of Ethiopian Jewry. (Film link will be sent to you after registering).
Following the film screening, in collaboration with Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University, will be a live discussion via Zoom on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 12:00PM EST / 7:00PM ILT with the film's Director, Levi Zini, Dr. Anbessa Teferra (Tel Aviv University) and Yaffa Tegegne (B.C.L/LL.B, Montreal).
About the film
In Ethiopia they were given the derogatory term “Falashas” (exiles). In the United States they were referred to as “Black Jews”. In Israel, they are Ethiopian Jews. They themselves would rather be called “Beta Israel” (House of Israel). Descendants of an ancient Jewish tribe, for over 2500 years they managed to uphold the laws of Judaism, all the while believing they were the last Jews on earth. The ties between Beta Israel and their fellow Jews were renewed only at the turn of the 20th century, thanks to the determination of a few individuals, and the exodus of Ethiopian Jews began.