2022 JCCNS International Jewish Film Festival

Yerusalem: The Incredible Story of Ethiopian Jewry & Yerusalem Q&A

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This feature documentary skillfully weaves together stories from immigrants, rabbis, activists, Mossad personnel, and other key decision-makers who risked their lives to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Having endured a hostile Christian environment for centuries, the faithful Jewish Ethiopian community, known as “Beta-Israel,” passed down their ancient Jewish traditions from generation to generation. Yet even after having already survived their tumultuous exodus from Ethiopia and making aliyah in Israel, the Beta-Israel can’t shake their outsider status. Yerusalem tells the tales of these brave immigrants and their helpers, even as they continue the struggle to h prove their Jewishness in order to earn a legitimate place in Israeli society. 


  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    90 minutes
  • Language
    Hebrew
  • Country
    Israel
  • Director
    Levi Zini
  • Producer
    Doc Films