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Exhibits
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Tesfa to Tikvah: Hope to Hope
Images of Ethiopian Jews from Israel |
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Date:
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
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9:00 AM
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Exhibit on view September 1 - 26, 2010
Since 1991, photojournalist Irene Fertik has been working on a book project documenting the absorption of Ethiopian Jews in their new homeland of Israel. The title, From Tesfa to Tikva, incorporates the word "hope" in both Amharic and Hebrew. Most Ethiopian Israelis immigrated less than twenty years ago, moving from small, isolated mountain villages to a culture rich in technology. Today, Israel's nearly 85,000 Ethiopians are still in a transitional period, where old ways continuie to be practiced, but are making way for the new.
Through photos and text, Fertik tells the story of these early years of change through the contrast of an ancient African people in a mostly white modern society. Most families live below the poverty line, yet there are over 2,400 Ethiopian students in higher education studies, 100 Ethiopian small businesses, and 24 Ethiopian rabbis have been ordained. These graceful, reserved people are enduring from tesfa to tikva. |
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Admission: |
It is free to view the exhibit. Viewing hours are Monday - Friday, from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. |
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