A Look Inside Ethiopia's Falash Mura Community | Short Film Showcase

Falash Mura is the name given to the community of Ethiopians who practice the Jewish faith and claim the right to live in Israel. Every year, the city of Gondar hosts what is billed as the largest Passover celebration in the world. The Falash Mura community bakes and sews for days, preparing for the Jewish holiday. While thousands of other Falash Mura have been airlifted to Israel, for these devotees, the struggle to return to what they see as their spiritual homeland continues. Filmmaker Lior Sperandeo documents this Ethiopian "Jewish island" where people dream of immigrating to Israel.
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[RamKumar-qtks]

Beautiful video... I am From India...wish all Ethopian brother and sister happy and peaceful life

[ohayougozaimasu]

As an Ethiopian muslim i'm loving this, the beauty of our country is the coexistance of the three abrahamic faiths.

[henriqueish]

Ethiopians are some of the most beautiful humans on earth... and that skin stays looking young for ever🖤🖤🖤 cheers to all melanited humans ...Skin is worth more than Gold

[frozeneternity]

The cinematography on this is stunning. Give us more videos with this quality please

[yonathanmengistu]

Wonderful short film, as an Ethiopian born in the states I find that the best part of Ethiopia is the extreme diversity. At this late date, it's sad to see my people discriminate against our Jewish brothers and sisters. Ironically, the uniqueness of the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, and indeed Ethiopian culture as a whole, owes a good deal to the contributions of the Ethiopian Jews. At one point, Ethiopia was home to large communities of all 3 major Abrahamic faiths before continued persecution forced the so-called "Falashas" out of a land that had given them a safe haven for several centuries. It is my hope that one day a stronger and more vibrant community of Beta Israel can exist in Ethiopia. Peace to our Jewish brothers and sisters in Gondar and Israel respectively.

[elemanuel]

Shalom to all Jews in Ethiopia! May you all make it to Israel soon.

[Qest]

I'm a Jew from Israel and this video make me feel very emotional,
Beautiful video.

[TzaddikMedia]

AM YISRAEL CHAI, the people of Israel live!

[lidyagetachew]

Omg this make me miss my country more i love my country i am proud to be ethiopian

[nathannuk]

beautiful people and beautiful country.❤❤❤❤❤

[queline]

It's amazing that these people still practice Judaism when they are so secluded from the rest of the Jewish people! Beautiful!

[safiyyah]

Came across this video after watching the bbc documentary on Ethiopian Jews. Love the cinematography on this video (including the song!)

[rohitjoshi]

Never have I ever lived any video such as this! amazing work!

[melakudinku]

look at the smiling eye of these beautiful people!! my people! a people so proud and never new others with the color of their skin. Never acknowledge inferiority, welcome every one as a guest, looks poor but rich in their heart. I love you ! Habesha, Felasha, Kush give it any name Ethiopia. Come and see how people live like biblical time, how Hebrew names, culture and worship is preserved. Do you know Blood, Father, House, Sky, Sister are the same in Amharic and Hebrew. There is a lot the whole world can learn from Ethiopia. Go to Ethiopia and I bet you will hear people calling God more that 100 times in day.

[yahudahnerd]

Beautiful...my big and little brothers and sisters. Rise Israel!

[yahudajackson]

Iam Fula-Balanta living in the u.s. I love my Ethopian Brothers and Sisters, and I praise YHWH for the blessing this video has given to me and many others. Shalom

[HonesteBroker]

One of the coolest videos i’ve ever seen. Shame it’s only 2 minutes! More Please!!!

[YonasonWeideman]

Who would dislike this video? It's awesome!

[mikiyaseyob]

i'm proud to be Ethiopian the land of different faiths and culture

[ricardomilos]

this is heart nreaking, it past 5 years from when this film filmed and still some of them came, but many of them still stay there.