The Falashas : a short history of the Ethiopian Jews
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The Falashas : a short history of the Ethiopian Jews
F. Cass, 1996
3rd rev. ed
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The Falashas : the forgotten Jews of Ethiopia
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"The earlier editions of this book bore the subtitle 'The forgotten Jews of Ethiopia'."--Pref. to 3rd rev. ed
Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-182) and index
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Description
This third, revised edition comprises the whole of the original volume and is enhanced by the addition of a new preface and afterward which seek to reply to criticisms of the authors argument about the origins of the Falashas, and include some new thinking on the subject. Drawing on tradition and legend to reinforce his argument, the author again traces the source of the community to the Jewish settlements which existed in ancient Egypt (particularly at Elephantine on the Nile) and in the ancient Meroitic Kingdom, in present day Sudan known in the Bible as Cush.
The story told in this book is remarkable, heroic and stimulating and makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of the horn of Africa.
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For anyone interested in this remarkable people, Kesslers book is surely the most readable and entertaining guide." Tudor Parfitt, Jewish Chronicle
International Journal of African Historical Studies
"A useful and cool-headed account of the external involvement of organizations and governments in the "Falasha" issue since 1941.
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