Ethiopian Jews multiple names reflect the beauty of their culture, with every name telling a story. In These Are My Names, young Ethiopian Israelis share their journeys toward their names: stories of love and connection, survival and loss, anger and pride. The immigrants' original names, changed without their consent upon arrival in Israel in fulfillment of an age old dream, take them back to their childhoods in mountain villages, to the terror on the trek to Sudan, to denial of their identity and to reclamation of their roots. What's your name in Amharic sounds like a simple question, but it leads you to ask, Who am I? Where did I come from? - an interviewee We were given a very clear message: It doesn't pay to be Ethiopian. - an interviewee
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