THE ROAD TO FREEDOM: DJ CHEB I SABBAH headlines a tribute to the Most Amazing Modern Exodus April 2, 2009

THE ROAD TO FREEDOM
(On the road again)
**DJ CHEB I SABBAH headlines a tribute to the Most Amazing Modern Exodus**

The story of Exodus has never been completed. Today, millions of displaced Jews from all around the globe; from nine Arab countries, Europe, and Russia have made their way to Israel. In a perfect way to start off this Passover season, we'll be by celebrating the most amazing Jewish Exodus of our time. The Road To Freedom event celebrates the modern Exodus of the Ethiopian Jews, which began in 1991, when hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian Jews were flown from their native country to their new homeland in Israel. This phase of the Exodus was completed in 2008.

We will celebrate in grand style-with Ethiopian food and drink, a specially curated music set by world music DJ/Six Degrees Recording artist Cheb I Sabbah, photographs by the wonderful Trudi Unger, a mini-bazaar featuring Jewish Ethiopian handmade products, and a grand ceremony to honor Ra’anan Kesar, the pilot who flew many of the Ethiopians from Ethiopia to the land of milk and honey. We will also look at OUR LOCAL JEWISH FEDERATION’s work with the newly transplanted people, and how they helped the Ethiopian newcomers find economic freedom in Israel after their long journey.

The Road To Freedom will take place on April 2nd, starting at 7pm at the New Eritrea restaurant on 907 Irving St (between 10th Ave & 11th Ave).

Tickets are $20
OR
Free with a Year Membership to Get Fed (a Jewish Community Federation Program)*
For tickets, go here: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=179521

This event is lovingly co-sponsored by ReBoot, JIMENA, and Be’chol Lashon.

*Membership is $36 and will get you not only all that is good about membership to the Jewish Community Federation (and your money will partly go to supporting the work done with Ethiopian Jews in Israel) but will also get discounts/premier tickets to upcoming GET FED events that will include:
April 30th-A Cocktail Reception honoring musical legends Irving Fields and Johnny Yune
July (date TBA): Opening Night reception to the Jazz Heritage Center’s JEWS IN THE FILLMORE exhibit.