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The Ethiopian Jewish exodus : narratives of the migration journey to Israel 1977-1985 /
Between 1977 and 1985, some 20,000 Ethiopian Jews left their homes in Ethiopia and - motivated by an ancient dream of returning to the land of their ancestors, 'Yerussalem' - embarked on a secret and highly traumatic exodus to Israel. Due to various political circumstances they had to leav...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in memory and narrative ;
9. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Between 1977 and 1985, some 20,000 Ethiopian Jews left their homes in Ethiopia and - motivated by an ancient dream of returning to the land of their ancestors, 'Yerussalem' - embarked on a secret and highly traumatic exodus to Israel. Due to various political circumstances they had to leave their homes in haste, go a long way on foot through unknown country, and stay for a period of one or two years in refugee camps, until they were brought to Israel. The difficult conditions of the journey included racial tensions, attacks by bandits, night travel over mountains, incarceration, illness and de. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203219236 9780203219232 9780415273633 0415273633 1138870153 9781138870154 1134480946 9781134480944 1280050373 9781280050374 |