| Abstrakt: |
Jews from across the globe have flocked to Israel over the past century. The immigration of Ethiopian Jews took place in two main waves: the first in 1984 and the second in 1991, and as of 2022, this community numbers about 168,000 (Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022). The ingathering of Jews of Ethiopian descent to Israel is a unique phenomenon. The Ethiopian Jewish minority in Israel is characterized by minority group features, and is distinguished from Israeli society in appearance, culture, and language. In an effort to increase the integration of Ethiopian Jews into mainstream Israeli society, the Israeli government has decided to harness the educational system as a socializing agent. The education system plays a key role in shaping a multicultural society, since it serves as a meeting place between different groups (Arifin & Susanto, 2017). Increasing the representation of Ethiopian Jewish teachers in this system not only gives them a respectable occupation and source of living, but also increases Israeli students’ exposure to these teachers as positive role models, a move which help combat racist attitudes and create a better future for all. The TESFA program aims to design culturally and racially sensitive solutions that help improve the integration of teachers of Ethiopian descent into the Israeli educational system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
