Contemporary era · 1984 – 1985
Operation Moses
Operation Moses (Hebrew: מִבְצָע מֹשֶׁה, Mivtza Moshe) was the covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews (known as the "Beta Israel" community from Sudan during a civil war that caused a famine in 1984. Originally called Gur Aryeh Yehuda ("Cub of the Lion of Judah") by Israelis, the United Jewish Appeal changed the name to "Operation Moses".
Archive photo
- When
- 21 Nov 1984 – 5 Jan 1985
- Where
- Sudan
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
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