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A Most Professional Experience: Operation Moses
Publication Date: January 2000
Publisher(s): Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Neale Katz; Irving Kessler
Series: Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 77:2
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: International relations (International relief and humanitarian assistance)
Population and demographics (Refugees)
Keywords: Global Responsibility; Jewish Organizations; Immigration
Type: Report
Coverage: Ethiopia Israel United States
Abstract:
Operation Moses was an extraordinary rescue achieved by the Jewish world. Efforts by a combination of the Israeli and U.S. governments and Israeli and U.S.-based organizations resulted in this dramatic airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. This article describes the critical role of the United Israel Appeal and the Jewish Agency in this effort.