A sect known as Beta Israel or Falashas, who practice a type of Judaism that probably dates back to contact with early Arabian Jews. The precise details are unknown. Christianity was adopted by the Axum Empire (4th century AD). There does not appear to have been any major anti-Semetic campaigm as developed in Europe. By the 7th century, however, Islam conquered North Africa and Ethiopia was cut off from Christian Euope. ਀䘀愀氀愀猀栀愀猀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀搀 琀漀 氀椀瘀攀 愀渀搀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 昀愀椀琀栀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 椀渀琀攀爀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 昀漀爀 洀愀渀礀 挀攀渀琀甀爀椀攀猀⸀  吀栀攀礀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 甀渀搀攀爀 瀀爀攀猀猀甀爀攀 ⠀㄀㌀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⤀⸀  圀攀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 猀甀爀攀 樀甀猀琀 眀栀礀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀⸀  䄀 洀愀樀漀爀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 倀漀爀琀甀最甀攀猀攀 瘀漀礀愀最攀猀 漀昀 搀椀猀挀漀瘀攀爀礀⸀  倀漀爀琀甀最甀攀猀攀 攀砀瀀氀漀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 琀爀愀搀攀爀猀 爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 䌀愀瀀攀 漀昀 䜀漀漀搀 䠀漀瀀攀 愀渀搀 椀渀琀攀爀攀搀 琀栀攀 䤀渀搀椀愀渀 伀挀攀愀渀 ⠀㄀㔀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⤀⸀  吀栀椀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀 漀渀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 眀椀琀栀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀椀洀攀 椀渀 挀攀渀琀甀爀椀攀猀⸀  吀栀椀猀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀甀愀氀氀礀 爀攀猀甀氀琀攀搀 椀渀 椀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀搀 瀀爀攀猀猀甀爀⸀  倀漀爀琀甀最甀攀猀攀 戀愀挀欀攀搀 琀爀椀戀攀猀 搀攀挀椀猀椀瘀攀氀礀 搀攀昀攀愀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 䘀愀氀愀猀栀愀猀 ⠀㄀㘀㈀㐀⤀⸀  䴀愀渀礀 眀攀爀攀 欀椀氀氀攀搀 漀爀 挀漀洀洀椀琀琀攀搀 猀甀椀挀椀搀攀⸀  吀栀攀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀漀爀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀氀搀 椀渀 猀氀愀瘀攀爀礀 漀爀 昀漀爀挀攀搀 琀漀 挀漀渀瘀攀爀琀⸀  吀栀攀礀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀攀搀氀礀 氀漀猀琀 琀栀攀椀椀爀 氀愀渀搀⸀  搀攀渀椀攀搀 琀栀攀 爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 漀眀渀 氀愀渀搀⸀  吀栀攀 挀甀氀琀甀爀攀 漀昀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䨀攀眀猀 漀爀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀 椀猀 渀漀琀 眀攀氀氀 欀渀漀眀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀⸀ 䜀攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 氀攀猀猀 椀猀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀洀 琀栀愀渀 漀琀栀攀爀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀  倀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀椀昀昀椀挀甀氀琀礀 栀攀爀攀 椀猀 氀椀渀最甀椀猀琀椀挀⸀ 䘀攀眀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀猀 猀瀀攀愀欀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 䄀洀栀愀爀椀挀 漀爀 䜀攀✀攀稀 䄀洀栀愀爀椀挀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀 漀昀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀⸀ 䜀攀✀攀稀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀 漀昀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 ⠀愀渀搀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀⤀ 猀挀爀椀瀀琀甀爀攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 栀愀瘀攀 椀渀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 礀攀愀爀猀 戀攀攀渀 猀漀洀攀 椀洀昀漀琀洀愀琀椀瘀攀 猀挀栀漀氀愀爀氀礀 眀漀爀欀 漀渀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䨀攀眀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀攀愀搀椀渀最 猀挀栀漀氀愀爀猀 愀爀攀 匀琀攀瘀攀渀 䬀愀瀀氀愀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀攀戀爀攀眀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀Ⰰ 䬀愀礀 䬀愀甀昀洀愀渀 匀栀攀氀攀洀愀礀 漀昀 䠀愀爀瘀愀爀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䨀愀洀攀猀 儀甀椀爀椀渀 漀昀 䘀椀猀欀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀ 吀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 爀攀愀搀愀戀氀攀 眀漀爀欀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 氀愀礀洀愀渀 椀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 匀栀攀氀攀洀愀礀✀猀 昀愀猀挀椀渀琀椀渀最 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 栀攀爀 愀挀愀搀攀洀椀挀 昀椀攀氀搀眀漀爀欀 椀渀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 猀挀栀漀氀愀爀猀 栀愀瘀攀 最椀瘀攀渀 甀猀 愀渀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䨀攀眀猀 琀栀愀琀 瀀氀愀挀攀猀 琀栀攀洀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀爀椀最椀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 戀愀挀欀最爀漀甀渀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 漀瘀攀爀愀氀 猀眀攀攀瀀 漀昀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀 愀渀搀 挀甀氀琀甀爀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 䨀甀搀愀椀猀洀 琀栀愀琀 攀洀攀爀最攀猀 椀猀 漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 猀甀戀猀琀愀渀琀椀愀氀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀洀愀爀椀氀礀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 漀爀椀最椀渀猀 漀昀 洀漀猀琀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 䨀攀眀猀⸀ 䤀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 挀漀渀琀攀砀琀Ⰰ 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀椀琀礀 搀椀昀昀攀爀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 攀猀猀攀渀琀椀愀氀氀礀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀椀琀礀 漀昀 洀漀猀琀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀⸀ 䄀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 漀戀猀攀爀瘀攀爀 挀漀洀挀氀甀搀攀猀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀洀 琀栀愀琀Ⰰ ∀吀栀椀猀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 漀昀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䨀攀眀猀 猀栀漀眀猀 漀甀爀 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 戀爀攀琀栀爀攀渀 琀漀 戀攀 椀渀 渀漀 眀愀礀 氀攀猀猀 䨀攀眀椀猀栀 琀栀愀渀 眀攀 愀爀攀Ⰰ 搀攀猀瀀椀琀攀 琀栀攀 爀愀搀椀挀愀氀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 椀渀 漀爀椀最椀渀猀⸀∀ 䔀琀栀椀漀瀀椀愀渀 䨀攀眀猀 ⠀䈀攀琀愀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀⤀ 眀攀爀攀 愀琀 昀椀爀猀琀 愀渀 漀戀樀攀挀琀 漀昀 椀渀琀爀愀ⴀ䨀攀眀椀猀栀 搀椀猀瀀甀琀攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 栀愀猀 最爀愀搀甀愀氀氀礀 挀栀愀渀最攀搀 愀渀搀 䤀猀爀攀愀氀椀猀 渀漀眀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 愀氀椀礀愀栀 琀漀 愀渀搀 愀戀猀漀爀瀀琀椀漀渀 椀渀琀漀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀⸀

Origins

Christianity was adopted by the Axum Empire (4th century AD). There does not appear to have been any major anti-Semetic campaigm as developed in Europe. By the 7th century, however, Islam conquered North Africa and Ethiopia was cut off from Christian Euope. ਀㰀戀爀㸀

Medieval Era

The expanding Portuguese influence seems to have eventually resulted in increased pressue on the Falashas. Portuguese backed tribes decisively defeated the Falashas (1624). Many were killed or committed suicide. The survivors were sold in slavery or forced to convert. They reportedly lost theiir land. denied the right to own land. ਀㰀戀爀㸀

Post Suppression Contact (18h Century)

The culture of either Ethiopian Jews or Ethiopia is not well known in the West. Generally less is known about them than other Jewish groups. Part of the difficulty here is linguistic. Few Americans speak either Amharic or Ge'ez Amharic is the language of Ethiopia. Ge'ez is the language of Ethiopian Jewish (and Christian) scriptures. There have in recent years been some imfotmative scholarly work on Ethiopian Jews. Some of the leading scholars are Steven Kaplan of the Hebrew University, Kay Kaufman Shelemay of Harvard, and James Quirin of Fisk University. The most readable work for the layman is probably Shelemay's fascinting account of her academic fieldwork in Ethiopia. These and other scholars have given us an account of Ethiopian Jews that places them and their origins with background on the on the overal sweep of Ethiopian history and culture. The Judaism that emerges is one that has substantial differences with the primarily European origins of many modern Jews. In the same context, Ethiopian Christianity differs from the essentially European Christianity of most modern Christians. A Jewish observer comcludes, howeverm that, "This Ethiopian understanding of Ethiopian Jews shows our Ethiopian brethren to be in no way less Jewish than we are, despite the radical differences in origins." Ethiopian Jews (Beta Israel) were at first an object of intra-Jewish dispute. This has gradually changed and Isrealis now generally support their aliyah to and absorption into Israel.਀㰀戀爀㸀

Modern History (20th Century)

HBC

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