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Ethiopian Jews Gather in Jerusalem to Celebrate Return to Israel on Sigd Holiday


(Jerusalem Post) Daniel K. Eisenbud - Thousands of Ethiopian Israelis gathered in Jerusalem Thursday to celebrate Sigd, a holiday marked 50 days after Yom Kippur. Officially designated a national holiday in Israel in 2009, it is said that Sigd was observed for 2,500 years by Jews in Ethiopia.
2013-11-01 00:00:00
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