The Falashas trace their origin back to the Queen of Sheba. While in Ethiopia, Mr. Guggenheim and Mr. Gilbert were received by the Emperor of Ethiopia, King Haile Selassie.

Mistreatment of Falasha Jews Under Italian Occupation Revealed in Report from Ethiopia August 7, 1941 See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date Advertisement ...

Those princes married local Ethiopian woman, the Falasha’s maintain, and created a Jewish community in that African nation. But Roodman reported that scholars in Israel believe that the Falashas ...

James Quirin, Oral Traditions as Historical Sources in Ethiopia: The Case of the Beta Israel (Falasha), History in Africa, Vol. 20 (1993), pp. 297-312 ...

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Known as 'Falashas Mura', the descendants of Ethiopian Jews have reverted to Judaism since their late 18th and 19th century forbears converted to Christianity, sometimes under duress.

In 1984 and 1991, the Falasha - Ethiopian Jews who had kept their faith through the years in the face of adversity - were flown to Israel by the thousands.