A researcher discusses the sensitive issue of the Falash Mura — Ethiopian Jews who converted to Christianity. The word means one who changes his face in Agaw language. The first direct witness was Simon Messing in 1962 who accidentally discovered a convert during medical research. The issue causes defensive reactions both among Israelis (fear of being fooled) and Ethiopians (treated differently due to being poor and Black).
פלאשמורא
Falash Mura
יהודי אתיופיה
Ethiopian Jews
גיור
conversion
נצרות
Christianity
עלייה
immigration
סימון מסינג
Simon Messing
הגר שלמון
Hagar Salomon
מבצע שלמה
Operation Shlomo
ישראל
Israel
זהות
identity
שבט
tribe
אגאו
Agaw
אדיס אבבא
Addis Ababa
שגרירות
embassy