The Ethiopian Jews of Israel - Personal Stories of Life in the Promised Land
By Len Lyons, PhD :: Photographs by Ilan Ossendryver :: Foreword by Alan Dershowitz


EVENTS

Presentations: "The Remarkable Unfinished Exodus of the Ethiopian Jews of Israel"

DATE

VENUE

LOCATION

TIME

2007

 

 

 

March 6

Sonoma state Univ./lecture

Rohnert Park, CA

1 p.m.

March 8

Black Oak Books

Berkeley, CA

7:00 p.m.

March 26

Hebrew College of Boston

Newton. MA

8:00 pm.

August 4

Congregation Shir Shalom

Woodstock, VT

1:00 p.m.

Oct. 18

Interv. “Jewish Perspectives”

Channel 7, Boston, MA

Taping 7:30

Oct. 21

Congregation Shir Tikva

Wayland, MA

9 a.m.

Nov. 3

Congregation Beth Elohim

Acton, MA

7 p.m.

Nov. 4

Congregation Beth AM

Framingham. MA

9 a.m.

Nov. 7

No. Shore Jewish Book Fair

Swampscott, MA

1 p.m.

Nov. 7

No. Shore Hillel Academy

Swampscott, MA

11 a.m.

Nov. 13

Contra Costa Jewish Book Fair

Walnut Creek, CA

7 p.m.

Nov. 14

Temple Beth Ami/JCC

Santa Rosa, CA

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 15

Jewish Community Center

Berkeley, CA

7:30

Nov. 17

Temple Valley Beth Shalom

Encino, CA

Shabbat morning

Nov. 18

Temple Isaiah

Los Angeles, CA

9 a.m.

Nov. 27

YMHA Author Series

Forest Hills/Queens NY

1 p.m.

Nov. 30

Temple Israel, 75 th st

New York City, NY

Kabbalat Shabbat

Dec. 2

Temple Beth Zion

Brookline, MA

10 a.m.

Dec 2

Temple Israel Book Fair

Boston. MA

12 noon

Dec. 9

Temple Beth El

West Hartford CT

9:30 a.m.

Dec. 16

Temple Emunah

Lexington, MA

9:30 a.m.

 

 

 

 

2008

 

 

 

Jan 11

Jewish Community Center

San Francisco, CA

Kabbalat Shabbat

Feb 1 -2

Temple Emanuel

Los Angeles, CA

Fri/Sat

Feb 2

Congregation Ikar

Los Angeles, CA

Sun eve

Feb 10

Anshei Emeth

New Brunswick NJ

9:30 a.m.

Feb TBD

JCC/Black History event

Sacramento, CA

TBD

March 2

Feast of Jewish Learning

JCC, Santa Rosa

Sunday 2 p.m.

March 16

Insti fr Jewish & Comm. Research at African-Amer Cultural Center

San Francisco, CA

Time TBD

April 14

Salem State College

Salem. MA

5 p.m.

April 15

Boston Univ. Jewish Studies dept.

Boston, MA

5 p.m.

April 15

Temple Shalom

Newton. MA

7:30 pm.

May 2

Berkshire JCC/Temple Hevreh Yom Hatzma’ut Celebration

Great Barrington, MA

Kabbalat Shabbat

May 6

NewBridge Adult Learning

Cambridge. MA

1:30 p.m.

May 18

Polei Tzedek

Pittsburgh, PA

7:30 p.m.

Nov 12 Columbia University Hillel New York City 7:00 p.m.
Nov 16 Temple Emunah Lexington. MA 9:30 a.m.
Dec 14 Temple Emanuel Worcester, MA 10:00 a.m.
       
2009      
Feb 13 - 16 Limmud Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Times TBD
March 28 Museum of African Diaspora San Francisco, CA 2 p.m.
April 26-27 Israel Center and University of VT Burlington, VT Sun and Monday
June 14 Am Ha Yam Congregation Eastham, MA 7 p.m.
July 21 Falmouth Jewish Congregation Falmouth, MA 7 p.m.

 

 

 

Len Lyons signs books at Hebrew College opening lecture.

Len Lyons signs books at Hebrew College
opening lecture.

Len speaking with Ethiopian guest at
his book signing.


Recipient is Peter Barrer, chair of the Ethiopian Jewry Committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Boston. To Len's left is his daughter, Gila, helping out behind the table.

 

Book Launch and Photo exhibition at Museum Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ilan Ossendryver with wife Corinne and daughter Talya at the book launch and photo exhibition at Museum Africa, Johannesburg,
South Africa
.

Ilan Ossendryver with Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Mr Ilan Baruch, discussing the book.

Ilan Ossendryver with the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Warren Goldstein, at the book launch.

School children from a South African Jewish Day School are taken on a tour of the exhibition called "Ethiopia in Israel", with photographs from the book.

Black South African school kids visit the exhibition at Museum Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa




For more information or speaking engagements, contact

Len Lyons at: lenlyons@comcast.net
or
Ilan Ossendryver at: ilan@ic-creations.com