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Aba Minas is leader of the Jambaria gedam, one of 15 hidden Jewish religious centers in Ethiopia’s North Shewa region. (Photo courtesy Friends of the Beta Israel Of North Shewa)
Rabbi Josh Bennett is excited about teaming with the World Union for Progressive Judaism, the arm of the Reform movement outside the U.S., “to develop partnerships to better support the Ethiopians.”
During a May 10 Hadassah Greater Detroit virtual program, “Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia,” Rabbi Josh Bennett of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield will explore the history of Ethiopia’s Jewish community, including the possibility that the Ark of the Covenant may be there, and also present a video about the self-described “Hidden Jews,” numbering more than 150,000 in central Ethiopia.