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1. The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel

   Studies on the Ethiopian Jews

   By Tudor Parfitt, Emanuela Trevisan Semi

   For decade the Falashas - the Black Jews of Ethiopia - have fascinated scholars. Are they really Jews and in what sense? How can their origins be explained? Since the Falashas' transfer to Israel in the much publicised Israeli air lifts the fascination has continued and and new factors are now...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Jews of Ethiopia

   The Birth of an Elite

   Edited by Tudor Parfitt, Emanuela Trevisan Semi

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   This book offers the results of the most recent research carried out in European and Israeli universities on Ethiopian Jews. With a special focus on Europe and the role played by German, English and Italian Jewish communities in creating a new Jewish Ethiopian identity, it investigates such...

   Published July 28th 2010 by Routledge
3. Judaising Movements

   Studies in the Margins of Judaism in Modern Times

   Edited by Tudor Parfitt, Emanuela Semi

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   The history of Judaising movements has been largely ignored by historians of religion. This volume analyzes the interplay between colonialism, a Judaism not traditionally viewed as proselytising but which at certain points was struggling to heed the Prophets and become a light unto the Gentiles'...

   Published March 27th 2002 by Routledge
4. The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel

   Studies on the Ethiopian Jews

   By Tudor Parfitt, Emanuela Trevisan Semi

   For decade the Falashas - the Black Jews of Ethiopia - have fascinated scholars. Are they really Jews and in what sense? How can their origins be explained? Since the Falashas' transfer to Israel in the much publicised Israeli air lifts the fascination has continued and and new factors are now...

   Published November 4th 1998 by Routledge