Item ID	30251
Title	Ethiopian Jewish familes preparing to depart to Israel.
Reference Code	NY_19356
Description	On May 24 and 25, 1991, an unprecedented airlift known as Operation Solomon transported over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. JDC assisted in the negotiation and planning of the rescue mission, which capped the comprehensive health and welfare program that JDC had mounted in Addis Ababa over the preceding 12 months for those seeking to make aliyah.
Country	Ethiopia	similar items
Dates	1991
Decade	1990	similar items
Photo Date Description	1991	similar items
Project / Special Operation	Operation Solomon	similar items
Selected Search Code	CH-Rescue	similar items
Selected Search Code	Topics-Rescue	similar items
Size	5x7
Format	Print

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