StandWithUs - In a secret rescue mission in 1991, Israel airlifted more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews in a series of 35 flights from Ethiopia to Israel. Operation Solomon lasted 36 hours and
![Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/05/715-Feature-990040314500205171-airplane-background-1024x640.jpeg)
Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel
![Shimon Levit on Twitter: "27 years ago today Israel carried out Operation Solomon to rescue the endangered Ethiopian Jewish community. Israel brought home over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews -- and a world record! Shimon Levit on Twitter: "27 years ago today Israel carried out Operation Solomon to rescue the endangered Ethiopian Jewish community. Israel brought home over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews -- and a world record!](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7hG6yiXoAEaO7o.jpg)
Shimon Levit on Twitter: "27 years ago today Israel carried out Operation Solomon to rescue the endangered Ethiopian Jewish community. Israel brought home over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews -- and a world record!
![This Week in Jewish History | Operation Solomon: Israel airlifts 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to safety in unparalleled mission - World Jewish Congress This Week in Jewish History | Operation Solomon: Israel airlifts 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to safety in unparalleled mission - World Jewish Congress](https://wjc.imgix.net/production/image_attachment/file/20131/screenshot-2020-05-27-13-27-28.png?ixlib=rails-4.2.0&w=1200&h=780&fit=crop&q=60&auto=format&lossless=true&s=e4c56a87808429a051e4fb72694d0244)
This Week in Jewish History | Operation Solomon: Israel airlifts 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to safety in unparalleled mission - World Jewish Congress
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