Jewish Culture and Society

Roots and Routes: History and Heritage of Ethiopian Jews and Cultural Diversity in Israel

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: Israel Studies Project |Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Program in Jewish Culture & Society | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity Equity & Inclusion | Illini Hillel | Champaign Urbana Jewish Federation
Virtual
Date: Oct 19, 2020 3:00 pm
Speaker: Ashager Arora
Cost: free
Registration: Registration
Contact: Jewish Culture & Society
E-Mail: jewishculture@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-333-7978
Views: 177; Meet the woman breaking down barriers in Israel: Ashager Araro

Araro helped lead a movement which culminated in the founding of Ethiopian Cultural Center in Tel Aviv. She will speak about the work that the center has engaged in, both before and during the pandemic, and its struggle to survive in the face of increasing COVID-related pressures. Araro has also been involved in the Black Lives Matter and social justice movements in Israel, and we will ask her to share her perspective on those experiences.