MY FAMILY
THE BETA ISRAEL CURRICULUM
Teachers should proceed to explain:
When the State of Israel was established in 1948, there were great hopes that the Beta Israel would be able to finally make its way back “home” to Jerusalem after thousands of years of exile – or at least, receive further financial and humanitarian support. However, the Jewish state was embroiled in war immediately upon establishment and this dream was postponed for years. In 1954, the Jewish Agency sent it first emissary to Ethiopia with the mission, “to continue Dr. Faitlovitch’s work in setting up a Jewish educational infrastructure”101 for the Beta Israel.
101 Ibid.