Avraham Negussie
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Dr. Avraham Negussie, one of Israel's most prominent Beta Israel
activists. Negussie has been engaged in promoting Jewish immigration from Ethiopia
and improving the integration of the Beta Israel immigrants in Israel since the early 1990s.
degree in social work
at the Hebrew University. Negussie also completed his MA degree in entrepreneurship
and business administration at the Swinburne University of Technology
in Melbourne, Australia and a Doctor of Philosophy
degree in the field of education
from the University of Sussex
in England
.
in Ethiopia.
Negussie serves as the Chairman of Ethiopian immigrants organizations in Israel. Negussie Formerly served as a CEO of the "South Wing to Zion" association ("מכנף דרום לציון") which aims to promote Jewish immigration from Ethiopia
and improve the integration of the Beta Israel immigrants in Israel.
Negussie is one of the founders and managers of the "national project" ("הפרויקט הלאומי"), a joint project of the Israeli government, the Jewish Agency and Jewish communities in the United States which aims to improve the integration of the Beta Israel immigrants in Israel.
Negussie worked for many years in the welfare department of the Jerusalem municipality.
Through the years Negussie has initiated and organized demonstrations for the Beta Israel community in various issues during different occasions.
Negussie is the founder and an activist of the public committee for the remaining Jews in Ethiopia (הוועד הציבורי למען שארית יהודי אתיופיה).
Over the years Negussie has been active in the integration of the Beta Israel students in the state-religious schools, and especially in the absorption of thousands of Ethiopian immigrant children in the High school yeshiva schools (ישיבות תיכוניות) and the High school yeshiva schools for girls (אולפנות).
In the 2009 Israeli legislative election
Negussie was placed in the eighth place's of the right-wing national religious Zionist political party The Jewish Home
, although the party ended up wining only three seats.
neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
activists. Negussie has been engaged in promoting Jewish immigration from Ethiopia
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
and improving the integration of the Beta Israel immigrants in Israel since the early 1990s.
Background
Negussie completed his M.A.Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
at the Hebrew University. Negussie also completed his MA degree in entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
and business administration at the Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...
in Melbourne, Australia and a Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in the field of education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
from the University of Sussex
University of Sussex
The University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Biography
Negussie immigrated to Israel in 1985 from the city of GondarGondar
Gondar or Gonder is a city in Ethiopia, which was once the old imperial capital and capital of the historic Begemder Province. As a result, the old province of Begemder is sometimes referred to as Gondar...
in Ethiopia.
Negussie serves as the Chairman of Ethiopian immigrants organizations in Israel. Negussie Formerly served as a CEO of the "South Wing to Zion" association ("מכנף דרום לציון") which aims to promote Jewish immigration from Ethiopia
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
and improve the integration of the Beta Israel immigrants in Israel.
Negussie is one of the founders and managers of the "national project" ("הפרויקט הלאומי"), a joint project of the Israeli government, the Jewish Agency and Jewish communities in the United States which aims to improve the integration of the Beta Israel immigrants in Israel.
Negussie worked for many years in the welfare department of the Jerusalem municipality.
Through the years Negussie has initiated and organized demonstrations for the Beta Israel community in various issues during different occasions.
Negussie is the founder and an activist of the public committee for the remaining Jews in Ethiopia (הוועד הציבורי למען שארית יהודי אתיופיה).
Over the years Negussie has been active in the integration of the Beta Israel students in the state-religious schools, and especially in the absorption of thousands of Ethiopian immigrant children in the High school yeshiva schools (ישיבות תיכוניות) and the High school yeshiva schools for girls (אולפנות).
Political career
Negussie was a party chairman of the Atid Ehad political party which was established before the 2006 Israeli legislative election. The party raised the banner of the issue of education at the top followed by the Immigration and Absorption. The party won 14,000 votes.In the 2009 Israeli legislative election
Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...
Negussie was placed in the eighth place's of the right-wing national religious Zionist political party The Jewish Home
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, although the party ended up wining only three seats.
Personal life
Negussie is married, a father of two and currently lives in the Pisgat Ze'evPisgat Ze'ev
Pisgat Ze'ev , is an Israeli settlement and a residential neighborhood with a population of 50,000 located in northern East Jerusalem. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, although the Israeli government disputes this...
neighborhood in Jerusalem.