Alisa Bodner, at The Blogs

Alisa Bodner

Feb 7, 2019, 2:00 AM

The Newest Immigrants From Ethiopia: Like Dreamers

They were adorned with white scarves and newly purchased suits in honor of the festive occasion. Some waited 15 years or more for this day, to finally touch the earth of the promised land. And on the other side of...

Dec 7, 2018, 8:30 AM

The 8,000 Remaining Jews of Ethiopia: A Photo Frozen in Time

I glanced at the photo and broke out in an immediate smile. The memories of the summer camp in the remaining Jewish community of Ethiopia, still etched in my mind one year later. Avital recently returned from Ethiopia and...

Sep 8, 2018, 11:41 AM

A plea to PM Netanyahu on Rosh Hashana Eve

The eve of Rosh Hashana. 5779. Another Rosh Hashana has come, where a seat will be left empty for a mother or father or sister or brother or daughter or son, whom the Israeli government has left behind in Ethiopia....

Mar 8, 2018, 9:49 AM

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These are the faces of the Jews left behind

Child in Hatikva Synagogue, Gondar (Eden David/the Struggle for Ethiopian Jewry)

The last official aliyah flight from Ethiopia has flown to Israel; what will happen to the remaining 8,000 Jews?

Nov 30, 2017, 8:51 PM

Am Yisrael Chai

It was nearing midnight and the 82 new olim from Gondar, Ethiopia still had not arrived through the greetings hall. I could continue to wait; the family members who had arrived to greet them had waited in some cases...

Sep 17, 2017, 7:37 AM

A letter to the 9,000 remaining Jews in Ethiopia

I stood outside your blue and white synagogue in Gondar, Ethiopia for the first time a little over a month ago, hoping to contribute to your community and teach you about Israel. In a land so foreign and different...

About Me

Raised in New Jersey and living in Israel for the past 7 years, Alisa Bodner has been involved with various initiatives to forge connections between Jewish communities abroad and Israel. She is the Spokesperson to Foreign Media for the grassroots organization, "The Struggle for Ethiopian Aliyah."

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