Black Jews, Jews And Other Heroes ― How Grassroots Activism Led To The Rescue Of The Ethiopian Jews

Airlifts in the 1970s and 1980s of Ethiopian Jews (also known as Falasha or Beta Yisrael) to Israel, aided by the American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ), was greeted as a modern- day miracle. Lenhoff (emeritus, U. of California, Irvine), AAEJ president from 1978 to 1982, relates the inside stories of these rescue operations, including an exclusive report on Operation Moses. The book concludes with their far-from-ideal situation in Israel today, and includes chronologies. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)