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September 1, 2010

Exhibition: “From Tesfa to Tikvah: From Hope to Hope”

Excerpt from Washington Post | September 1, 2010

Fertik exhibit
Exhibit on view from September 1 – 26, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC – “From Tesfa to Tikvah: From Hope to Hope”

Irene Fertik’s photographs of Ethiopian Jews in Israel, presented in partnership with the New Israel Fund, would be on display for the public beginnign Wednesday through Sept. 26 at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100.

For details, visit www.sixthandi.org . Free.


“Since 1991, photojournalist Irene Fertik has been working on a book project documenting the absorption of Ethiopian Jews in their new/old homeland of Israel. The title, From Tesfa to Tikva, incorporates the word “hope” in both Amharic and Hebrew,” according to an info obtained from the photojournalist’s website.

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