Jewish Children from Ethiopia Name: Vladimir Shipilov Teacher Name : Aida Date:5/01/2010 School: Ort Sapir

Table of Contents Resume of the interviewer Interview Compare Ethiopian life in Gondar to Ethiopian life in Israel Ethiopia Map of Ethiopia

Resume of the Interviewer My name is Vladimir Shipilov. I have been writting for 10 years. I work in "Yediot Ahronot". I like my work. When I write about people, I discover new interesting things about life. I studied journalism in the University of Tel Aviv in 2001.

Interview Vladimir: Hello Orit and Rada, I want to ask you a few questions. Rada: OK Vladimir: Where are you from? Orit: We are from Ethiopia. Vladimir: I read, you made a family album. Why? Rada: We made a family album to show people how we lived in Ethiopia and what we were doing there . Vladimir: How did people cook in Ethiopia? Orit: We didn’t have a kitchen. We cooked on open fire outside. Vladimir: What did you wear in Ethiopia? Rada: We wore white dresses and some jewelry especially a “Magen David”. Vladimir: How did you feel when you came to Israel? Rada: I felt so happy when I came to Israel and I think we came to new life.

Compare Ethiopian life in Gondar to Ethiopian life in Israel Traditional dress White dresses and Magen David Regular clothes Houses Sticks and mud Regular stone houses Bedrooms They slept on the floor Regular bedrooms with beds Kitchens Cook outside Regular kitchens Bathrooms They didn’t have bathrooms Regular bathrooms Language spoken Amharic Hebrew

Ethiopia Ethiopia a land locked state in the Horn of Africa, is one of the most ancient countries in the world. Officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is the second most populous nation in Africa with over 79.2 million people and the tenth largest by area. The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.

Map of Ethiopia