Ethiopia 2017
In Fall 2017, I joined a group tour to see the major historic sites in northern Ethiopian cities including Axum, Lalibela, and Bahir Dar, and to meet members of the remaining Jewish communities in Addis Ababa and Gondar. I wrote an extensive article about this eye-opening and emotionally-moving experience, “Ethiopia’s Forgotten Jews Wait for Israel, Their Suitcases Gathering Dust” published in The Forward, March 2, 2018.
My photos below are from this tour, which was organized by the London based magazine Jewish Renaissance in partnership with the British charity Meketa, and led by Meketa’s co-founder Rabbi Sybil Sheridan and Abye Tilahun Lakew, of Addis-based Jacaranda Tours.
All photos are © Janet Abrams, and may not be reproduced without written permission.
The Jewish Quarter near the Gondar Synagogue:
The Gondar Synagogue:
The Gondar Jewish Cemetery:
Bnei Akiva Chapter, which meets at the Gondar Synagogue:
Kabbalat Shabbat at the After School Club, Gondar:
Jewish Weavers at work in a converted former cow-shed on the grounds of the After School Club:
Tikvat Zion Synagogue, Addis Ababa:
