At an event hosted by UF’s CAMERA Fellow, Naor Amir, and co-sponsored with a local synagogue BBQ, about 30 Gators came out to grab some food and listen to Zion Uness’ story of Aliyah (immigration) to Israel from Ethiopia as a young boy. Zion opened up his discussion by detailing...
Ethiopian-Israeli Zion Uness Comes to the University of Delaware
Contributed by CAMERA intern Shoshana Kranish On May 5th, Israel U at the University of Delaware presented a speech by Zion Uness, a notable Ethiopian-born Israeli, who spoke about his experience in making aliyah. The event was hosted by CAMERA liaison Ori Zaff, and was meant to expand campus knowledge...
Zion Uness, an Ethiopian Israeli, speaks at the University of Miami
Despite final exams, about 30 students attended a talk by Zion Uness, hosted by our CAMERA Fellow Abir Gitlin at the University of Miami. Zion Uness spoke about how as a Jewish Ethiopian refugee who crossed Sudan on foot, he lived in a refugee camp, and then was airlifted to Israel. After serving...