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what’s up Radio interview : Israel Through The Eyes of an Ethiopian Jew

A black Ethiopian travels to America to foster a better understanding of Israel Topic: Israel Through The Eyes of an Ethiopian Jew Special guest: Rami Yaakov Israel at Heart (www.IsraelAtHeart.org) Israel at Heart is a non-profit organization established in 2002 with a mission to promote a better understanding of Israel and its people and to [...]

stamford: African-Israelis Fascinate Westhill Students

African-Israelis Fascinate Westhill Students by Felicia Hunter03/10/11 Ruth Metaferya talks to Westhill students about her journey from Ethiopia to Israel.Photo Credit: Felicia Hunter The Westhill visitors are Dina Lakao, Adam Bashar, Shlomit Berhanu and Ruth Metaferya.Photo Credit: Felicia Hunter Westhill student Zac Krowitz, left, joins the Israeli students, each …

Rutgers University -African immigrants share experiences in Israel

African immigrants share thier experiences in Israel University students mingle with four Ethiopian and Darfurian students who share their experiences immigrating to Israel last night on the College Avenue campus. The event was sponsored in part by Rutgers-Hillel and Israel at Heart. Four Ethiopian and Darfurian students spoke to University students about life as …

Howard University: Israel at Heart Connects Ethiopian-Israelis to Students

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Israel at Heart Connects Ethiopian-Israelis to Students By Genet Lakew Managing Editor Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 22:03 Three Ethiopian-Israelis traveled over 5,000 miles to the U.S. to share their personal stories of assimilation, religion and identity. Israela Falka, Havtnesh-Liat Sabahat and Naor Baruch were sponsored by Israel at Heart, [...]

Bringing the Middle East to the Midlands

Columbia, SC (WLTX)– Lately, there has been a great deal of discussion locally and internationally about the Middle East. It is a region of the World that at times seems to only be in the media for stories focused on conflict. However, a small delegation of Ethiopian Jews from Israel is traveling the country …

Ivri Lider: Jewish Week

A Different Kind Of Ambassador by Liel Leibovitz Staff Writer The battle for Israel’s public relations has a new general. He’s skinny, and is usually draped in the latest designers’ fashion. He’s a pop star whose lyrics often tell tales of young, disaffected Tel Avivians sitting in cafes, blissfully oblivious to the political reality raging [...]

Israeli ‘Soul’ to Debut at New York’s Apollo Theater

  By Abby Margulies April 5, 2006 It will be a scene that the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City has never witnessed before – a concert featuring soulful Ethiopian Israeli singers. It’s all part of the first-ever performance by an Israeli group – the award-winning Idan Raichel Project – at the venerable [...]

Live at the Apollo Theater It’s Israeli Diversity

Live at the Apollo Theater, It’s Israeli Diversity An Israeli musician brings the sounds of diversity to Harlem�s most famous musical venue By Liel Leibovitz Given the great many words devoted to discussion of versatility and multiculturalism in Israeli music, Idan Raichels success shouldnt have surprised anyone. And yet, when the 25-year-old musician, lanky and [...]

The London Times

22.06.06 November 25, 2004 In the battle to win hearts and minds confused by years of conflict, Israel has turned to reality TV From Ian MacKinnon in Jerusalem Israel presents its new, friendly face to the world ISRAELS image, battered by four years of the Palestinian uprising, is about to get a new champion from an [...]

New York Times

22.06.06 New York Times – Israeli TV Tackles War for Hearts and Minds By GREG MYRE Published: November 29, 2004 JERUSALEM, Nov. 28 – For many Israelis, it is received wisdom that their country is misunderstood by the world, and that its official representatives compound the problem through inept diplomacy. True or false, this notion has [...]