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THE IDENTITY OF ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL: JEW-ETHIOPIAN/ ISRAELI-ETHIOPIAN
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The paper engages in the identity of Ethiopian immigrants in Israel as they perceive it. It presents the unique perceptions of the Ethiopian community regarding their Jewish identity based on the 'peoplehood' concept which manifests a combination of religion, history, culture and Jewish values in the past, present and future. This is a qualitative research of the case study type using several instruments: an open-ended questionnaire, a focus group and semi-structured interview. The research population consisted of 28 Ethiopian pre-service teachers. The results are presented through three 'voices' which express three typical approaches. The first approach is "we are the real Jews", the second is "we belong but celebrate differently" and the third is "we became Israelis-Jews". The approaches represent the pre-service teachers' perceptions of their cognitive, emotional and behavioural belonging to the Jewish people and to their being in Israel as part of their empowerment process and demonstration of their sense of efficacy.
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