page_title: Falash Mura
hierarchical_section_title: Falash Mura
caption_attribution_description: English: Missionary Henry Aaron Stern preaches Christianity to Beta Israel עברית: המיסיונר אהרן הנרי שטרן מטיף את הנצרות לביתא ישראל
context_page_description: Falash Mura is the name given to those of the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia and Eritrea who converted to Christianity as a consequence of proselytization during the 19th and 20th centuries. This term consists of Beta Israel who did not adhere to Israelite law, as well as converts to Christianity, who did so either voluntarily or who were forced to do so.
  There are approximately 8,200 Falash Mura living in Ethiopia today. The Israeli government, in 2018, approved a plan to allow 1,000 of them to move to Israel.
  They derive from the Beta Israel of Ethiopia, however, the Falash Mura converted to Christianity and are not considered under the Israeli Law of Return. Some have made it to Israel but many still reside in camps in Gondar and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, waiting their status for Aliyah. Some Falash Mura have reverted to Judaism.
context_section_description: Falash Mura is the name given to those of the Beta Israel community in Ethiopia and Eritrea who converted to Christianity as a consequence of proselytization during the 19th and 20th centuries. This term consists of Beta Israel who did not adhere to Israelite law, as well as converts to Christianity, who did so either voluntarily or who were forced to do so.
  There are approximately 8,200 Falash Mura living in Ethiopia today. The Israeli government, in 2018, approved a plan to allow 1,000 of them to move to Israel.
  They derive from the Beta Israel of Ethiopia, however, the Falash Mura converted to Christianity and are not considered under the Israeli Law of Return. Some have made it to Israel but many still reside in camps in Gondar and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, waiting their status for Aliyah. Some Falash Mura have reverted to Judaism.
caption: Missionary Henry Aaron Stern preaches Christianity to Beta Israel.
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