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Newsletter 4
Dear Members,
First SOSTEJE Inter-Congress
This is to remind you that the first SOSTEJE
inter-congress in Israel on student research on the
Ethiopian Jews is taking place at Bar-Ilan
University, Ramat Gan, Israel on Sunday 3 July, 2005
from 13.00-19.00. It is organized by international
committee member, Simcha Getahon, in conjunction
with members of the SOSTEJE Israel committee (Anita
Nudelman, Malka Shabtay, Shlomo Akale, Bat-Zion
Eraki-Klorman, Yarden Fanta, Gadi Ben-Ezer). It is
hosted by Bar-Ilan university and co-sponsored by
the Open University, the Association for the
Advancement of Education (the Steering Committee for
Ethiopian Immigrants in the Educational System) and
the Research Institute for Innovation in Education
at the Hebrew University. The conference proceedings
are exclusively in Hebrew. We are expecting a big
crowd of students and researchers to attend.
Attached is the invitation for those who can
download in Hebrew. Please excuse cross-postings.
Membership
I would like to remind you that any membership dues
paid in Addis were for 2004. All members now have to
pay dues for 2004-31.12.2006. (It has been decided
to request dues once every two years, and not
annually, as in the past.). The dues are $50 for 2
years, ($30 for students), or the shekel equivalent.
Please send your dues by mail with the form at the
end of this letter to: (SOSTEJE-Israel Treasurer),
c/o Prof. Michael Corinaldi, 36 Keren Hayesod St.,
Jerusalem 92149, Israel. Please make out your
cheques to האגודה למדעי יהדות אתיופיה or transfer
money to SOSTEJE (Society for the Study of Ethiopian
Jewry) c/o Investec, Bank 26, Branch no. 202, swift
code no. IGBTILIT ATTN. Jerusalem
(jerusalem@investec.co.il )
List of Recent Publications
Kindly send all references and a copy of published
articles for the next newsletter to Lisa Anteby -
anteby@mmsh.univ-aix.fr
Books
Morgan, Anna. 2005. Daughters of the Ark, Second
Story Press, Toronto (children’s book).
Parfitt, Tudor and Emanuela Trevisan Semi, eds.
2005. The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite,
Routledge/Curzon, London (Proceedings of the SOSTEJE
Milan Conference).
Spector, Stephen. 2005. Operation Solomon: the
Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews, Oxford
University Press, Oxford.
Scientific Articles in Journals
Mana, Adi, Emda Orr, and Yossi Mana. 2004.
“Immigrant Identity of Israeli Adolescents from
Ethiopia and the former USSR: culture-specific
principles of organization” Megamot, n°. 3, pp.
518-491 (Hebrew).
Trevisan-Semi, Emanuela. 2005. “ ‘Hazkarah’: a
Symbolic Day for the Reconstituting of the
Jewish-Ethiopian Community”, Jewish Political
Studies Review, vol. 17 n°1 (Spring), pp.191-197
(available also on Internet
http://www.jcpa.org/jpcont.htm ).
Trevisan Semi, Emanuela. 2005. "Faitlovitch" in
Peamim, n° 100, pp. 91-113 (Hebrew).
Scientific Articles in Books
Anteby-Yemini, Lisa. 2005. "Une nouvelle diaspora
noire ? Les juifs éthiopiens en Israël" in L.
Anteby-Yemini, W. Berthomičre, G. Sheffer, eds., Les
diasporas : 2000 ans d'histoire, Presses
Universitaires de Rennes, Rennes, pp. 299-310.
Atar, Ron. 2005. "The Function of Musical
Instruments in the Liturgy of the Ethiopian Jews",
in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan Semi, eds., The Jews
of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite,
Routledge/Curzon, London, pp. 155-172.
BenEzer, Gadi. 2005. "The Ethiopian Jewish Exodus :
a myth in creation", in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan
Semi, eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an
Elite, Routledge/Curzon, London, pp. 122-130.
Corinaldi, Michael. 2005. “The Relationship between
the Beta Israel Tradition and the Book of Jubilees”,
in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan Semi, eds., The Jews
of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite,
Routledge/Curzon, London, pp. 193-204.
Guandalini, Carlo. 2005. “Gete Yirmiahu and Beta
Israel’s Regeneration: a difficult path”, in T.
Parfitt and E. Trevisan Semi, eds., The Jews of
Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite, Routledge/Curzon,
London, pp. 112-121.
Minuchin-Itzigsohn, Sara, Rina Hirshfeld and Rivka
Hanegbi. 2005. “Birth and Death in an Absorption
Center: the process of change among Ethiopian Jews
in Israel”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan Semi,
eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite,
Routledge/Curzon, London. pp. 142-154.
Parfitt, Tudor. 2005. “The Construction of Jewish
Identities in Africa”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan
Semi, eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an
Elite, Routledge/Curzon, London, pp.1-42.
Schindler, Ruben. 2005. “The Sacred and Secular: the
immigration of the black Jews of Ethiopia to
Israel”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan Semi, eds.,
The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite,
Routledge/Curzon, London, 131-141.
Trevisan Semi, Emanuela. 2005. “Ethiopian Jews in
Europe: Taamrat Emmanuel in Italy and Makonnen Levi
in England”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan Semi,
eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite,
Routledge/Curzon, London, pp. 74-100.
Sohn, Sigrid. 2005. “S. Schachnowitz’s Novel Salomo
Der Falascha (1923)”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan
Semi, eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an
Elite, Routledge/Curzon, London, pp. 53-64.
Sohn, Sigrid. 2005. “The Falashas in the German
Jewish Press in Germany during the first half of the
20th century”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan Semi,
eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an Elite,
Routledge/Curzon, London, pp.65-73.
Taddia, Irma. 2005. “Giovanni Ellero’s Manuscript
Notes on the Falasha of Walqayt”, in T. Parfitt and
E. Trevisan Semi, eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the
Birth of an Elite, Routledge/Curzon, London,
pp.43-52.
Teferi, Amakaletch. 2005. “About the Jewish Identity
of the Beta Israel”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan
Semi, eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an
Elite, Routledge/Curzon, London, pp. 173-192.
Weil, Shalva. 2005. “Abraham Adgeh: the perfect
English gentleman”, in T. Parfitt and E. Trevisan
Semi, eds., The Jews of Ethiopia: the Birth of an
Elite, Routledge/Curzon, London, pp.101-111.
Unpublished Theses
Pesach-Ramati, Dana. 2003. Dating in a Bi-Cultural
Context: the experience of dating among Ethiopian
-Israeli adolescents, MA Thesis, Department of
Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91 pp.
(Hebrew).
Hason, Limor. 2004. Self-Definition, the Feeling of
Personal Satisfaction and Attitudes of Socialisation
among Male and Female Adolescents of Ethiopian
origin in High School and Preparatory College, M.A.
Thesis, School of Education, Hebrew University of
Jerusalem (Hebrew).
Finklestein, Michal. 2005. Traumatic Stress, Coping
Resources and Psychological Adjustment among
Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel, Unpublished Ph.D.
Dissertation, 227 pp., Shappell School of Social
Work, The Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel
Aviv University (Hebrew).
Reports
Rosen, Barukh, Ronit Matzliakh, Avigail Dubani, Roni
Shtarkshall. 2004. National Program for Aids
Prevention among the Ethiopian Population :
evaluation of group explanation, Meyers-Joint
Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem (Hebrew).
Leshem, Eleazar and Osnat Zamir. 2004. Ethiopian
Jews in Israel: situation report 1999-2004,
Meyers-Joint Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem
(Hebrew).
Bibliography
Weil, Shalva. 2004. Bibliography on Ethiopian Jewry
(2001-2004), SOSTEJE (Society for the Study of
Ethiopian Jewry), Addis Ababa.
Honour
We are proud to inform meberst that Prof. Olga
Kapeliuk professor emeritus of linguistics and
African studies, has received the Israel Prize.
Prof. Kapeliuk received the prize as one of the most
important Israeli linguists and researchers of
Semitic languages, especially of Ethiopian
languages. She has earned an international
reputation as one of the leading experts in the
Amharic language of Ethiopia, and served an
important function as an advisor to the nation’s
educational system.
Web-site
If anyone can volunteer, or work for a modest fee in
Israel, we would like to build a SOSTEJE web-site.
Please contact me at
msshalva@mscc.huji.ac.il
Letters from Members
Members are invited to air issues, or address
enquiries or comments to SOSTEJE.
Dear President,
Among the more than 39 "Tslot- Bet" synagogues left
behind by departed Ethiopian Beta Israel in Gonder
and its surroundings, only 2 remain witness. These
are still found in Weleka and Ambober respectively.
The Weleka Synagogue is located just 14 minutes out
of Gondar. It is unfenced and unguarded, a clinic
run by Protestants has opened right behind the
Synagogue and tourists are given misleading
information when they ask about the Synagogue. This
historic site urgently needs a strong outer wall and
a permanent guard person.
Twenty Years ago, the Ambober synagogue was the
focal point of Jewish identity in the area. In a
photo taken 2 months ago just after the 5th SOSTEJE
International conference (available from me by
email), one can notice how the center wall dividing
the eastern and southern wings has collapsed. Some 3
weeks letter all four walls have developed larger
cracks and bottom sections have collapsed.
Although the matter directly concerns the Ethiopia
Beta- Israel Memorial Museum and Research Center, it
does not have any funds or budget to carry out the
needed repair work.
I therefore notify all concerned parties to mobilize
efforts to preserve one of the few remaining symbols
of Ethiopian Jewish heritage. I am more than ready
to provide additional details upon request. Please
contact me, or Shlomit Susa at the Israeli Embassy
(embassy@addisababa.mfa.gov.il)
Cordially,
Daniel Workeneh
danisramemo@hotmail.com |
