The courage of Ethiopian Jews to return to their homeland

By Christine DeSouza

In February Ethiopian National Project staff members Roni Akale and Grace Rodnitzki visited Central Florida for the BBYO convention. While here, Keith Dvorchik, in partnership with JNF and ZOA, arranged for them to speak to members of the community about the organization. Because the meeting was spur of the moment, only a handful of people were able to attend the discussion. The following is an interview with Akale and Rodnitzki about ENP.

Led by hope and a donkey

For 2,000 years Ethiopian Jews - descendants of the tribe of Dan - dreamed of returning to their actual homela...