Ethiopian National Project - Today we remember Operation Solomon, which happened 27 years ago, in 1991. Over a 36 hour period, 14,500 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in 34 planes, making
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Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel
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Amazon.com: Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews: 9780195307160: Spector, Stephen: Books
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