Menashe Zemro
Menashe Zemro (born 1905 or 1906; died 7 October 1998 at age 92) was the last Kahen of the Ethiopian Jews.
Menashe Zemro | |
|---|---|
 Kahen Menashe Zimra giving a Chanukah speech, 1991 | |
| Title | Liqa Kahen |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1905-1906 |
| Died | 7 October 1998 (92 years old) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Beta Israel |
| Denomination | Beta Israel |
Biography
[edit]Zemro was born in Gondar, Ethiopia around the year 1906.[1][2]
Through Operation Solomon, Zemro, a Kahen, would migrate with most of the Beta Israel community in 1991 to Israel, after arriving to Israel he was given an honourable welcome with singing and chanting and gave a Channuka speech about keeping faith and the importance of courage through difficult situations and was documented by Steven Spielberg.[3][1] After making aliyah, he would continue to serve as a spiritual leader in Israel for the Beta Israel community.[4]
Zemro would go on to settle in Kiryat Gat, where he would later die, on 7 October 1998.[5][6][7] Adisu Massala, a Knesset member who had migrated from Ethiopia, would describe the deceased spiritual leader as the greatest of the generation.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Israel Yearbook and Almanac. IBRT Translation/Documentation Limited. 1999.
- ^ "Web: Lucas County, Ohio, U.S., Blade Obituary Index, 1842-2014". www.ancestry.com. 2012. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Steven, Spielberg (1991). "Welcoming of the holy leader".
- ^ lachkar, Michel (2019-05-26). "Des communautés juives enracinées en Afrique noire depuis plus de 2000 ans". Franceinfo (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Kaufman, Michael T. (1998-10-09). "Menashe Zemro, 92, Dies; Led Ethiopian Jews". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ The Northern Star: Irish Political Review ; Labour Comment. Northern Star. 1997.
- ^ "DEATHS ELSEWHERE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "News Brief". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1998-10-09. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
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