Naftali Aklum is a public speaker and lecturer from the Beta Israel, the community of Ethiopian Jews. He tells us of his family’s harrowing journey to Israel and what Ethiopian Jews are facing, the split between forced assimilation and respecting one’s own identity, whilst dealing with systemic discrimination and racism.

Find Naftali at the following links:
Instagram, Facebook or Twitter
The Yerus Project at www.jewsofethiopia.com

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