The Jews of Ethiopia

The Jews of Ethiopia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9781134367672
ISBN-13 : 1134367678
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Book Synopsis The Jews of Ethiopia by : Tudor Parfitt

Download or read book The Jews of Ethiopia written by Tudor Parfitt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the results of the most recent research carried out in European and Israeli universities on Ethiopian Jews. With a special focus on Europe and the role played by German, English and Italian Jewish communities in creating a new Jewish Ethiopian identity, it investigates such issues as the formation of a new Ethiopian Jewish elite and the transformation of the identity from Ethiopian Falashas to the Jews of Ethiopia during the twentieth century.


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