2 students from Ethiopian Falash Mura community to begin studies in Israel
The Falash Mura are descendants of the Ethiopian Jewish community but do not have the right to citizenship under the Law of Return, since their ancestors converted – under duress – to Christianity.
Members of the Falash Mura Jewish Ethiopian community attend a prayer service at the HaTikvah Synagogue in Gondar, northern Ethiopia, September 30, 2016(photo credit: REUTERS/TIKSA NEGERI)ByJEREMY SHARON