by Charlie Gillis: The crowning of an Ethiopian-born beauty queen last week marked a big
step forward for Israel, where—disturbingly—appearance has come to count
for a lot. The new Miss Israel, 21-year-old Yityish Aynaw, is one of
tens of thousands of black Falasha Jews who have migrated to the Holy
Land since the mid-1980s famine, yet who still struggle for acceptance
in Israeli society. Many toil in low-paying jobs, while some have been
shut out of housing complexes, with residents telling reporters they
thought Ethiopians and their food were smelly...Read here...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
An Ethiopian-born beauty queen is the new Miss Israel
[photo]by Charlie Gillis: The crowning of an Ethiopian-born beauty queen last week marked a big
step forward for Israel, where—disturbingly—appearance has come to count
for a lot. The new Miss Israel, 21-year-old Yityish Aynaw, is one of
tens of thousands of black Falasha Jews who have migrated to the Holy
Land since the mid-1980s famine, yet who still struggle for acceptance
in Israeli society. Many toil in low-paying jobs, while some have been
shut out of housing complexes, with residents telling reporters they
thought Ethiopians and their food were smelly...Read here...
by Charlie Gillis: The crowning of an Ethiopian-born beauty queen last week marked a big
step forward for Israel, where—disturbingly—appearance has come to count
for a lot. The new Miss Israel, 21-year-old Yityish Aynaw, is one of
tens of thousands of black Falasha Jews who have migrated to the Holy
Land since the mid-1980s famine, yet who still struggle for acceptance
in Israeli society. Many toil in low-paying jobs, while some have been
shut out of housing complexes, with residents telling reporters they
thought Ethiopians and their food were smelly...Read here...
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