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ENP is Back From Summer Camp!

August 22, 2024

ENP is thrilled to welcome back 25 Bridges Spoken English participants from 8 different overnight English-speaking Jewish summer camps in North America and Israel! Each one of these students...

AHM ISREAL HAI (see Hebrew site)

November 5, 2023

AHM ISREAL HAI (see Hebrew site) ...

The Ethiopian National Project is Looking for for urban coordinators for the safe together program (see Hebrew site)

January 17, 2024

The Ethiopian National Project is Looking for for urban coordinators for the safe together program (see Hebrew site) ...

ENP Salutes Our Amazing Soldiers!

November 2, 2023

ENP salutes Israel's soldiers! We are in awe of and forever grateful to our staff who are playing a part in protecting Israel through there reserve service. Thank you...

Ethiopian-Israeli Teens Participate in BBYO Passport Trip

August 30, 2023

Avital, Salem, and Lipaz are three student participants actively involved in the Ethiopian National Project (ENP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating the successful integration of Ethiopian-Israelis into Israeli...

ENP Success Story in Kiryat Yam

January 10, 2023

Ahuva, a 10th grade student in Kiryat Yam, was speaking to her math teacher, when she expressed how difficult it was for her to keep up in her regular...

Eighth Grade Students Study English at the Ariel Comprehensive School in Tirat Carmel.

January 2, 2023

Students in Tirat Carmel were given an English test to gauge their language level. One student expressed her concerns to the teacher as she believed she wouldn't answer any...

ENP Medical and Dental Students - With Gratitude

July 1, 2021

Since 2005, ENP has provided scholarships for 40 Ethiopian-Israeli students. This year alone, ENP has provided scholarships for 20 students. Watch this culminating video where ENP's medical and dental...

Making a Difference With ENP

June 30, 2021

ENP's new cadre of summer interns is busy making a difference! For the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, ENP's interns are working in-person in our Jerusalem offices, getting...

Back on the Road With ENP

June 30, 2021

Yes, Zoom is great but nothing can replace face-to-face meetings as a way to making real connections. ENP could therefore not be more excited to be hosting in-person missions...

ENP in the Spotlight

June 30, 2021

More and more people are getting excited about ENP! This month, a JFNA webinar put a spotlight on the amazing work ENP is carrying out, and shared with Federation...

A Seat at the Table with ENP

April 29, 2021

ENP is thrilled to announce a new program and partnership launched this month! One of ENP’s core objectives is the empowerment of the Ethiopian-Israeli community as a means to...

ENP is On Campus!

April 29, 2021

As part of ENP's constant quest to innovate and share the story of the Ethiopian-Israeli community with new audiences, it has recently forged a partnership with Hillel JUC at...

SPACE is Back at School

April 29, 2021

With the success of Israel’s vaccination campaign and easing of COVID-19 restrictions, schools across Israel have recently resumed in-person learning for all age groups. Currently, 11th and 12th graders...

Bridge to America: ENP's New Partnership

February 28, 2021

There can be no better time to introduce ENP's Bridge to America program and announce our exciting new partnership with the US Embassy in Israel than Black History Month....

“...What is Written will Forever Last:” ENP’s Ti’ud Book 2020

January 18, 2021

The Ethiopian National Project is thrilled to announce the publication of the second Ti'ud Book – a Hebrew-language compilation of Ethiopian-Israelis' never-before recorded Aliyah stories as documented by the...

Making a Difference With ENP

February 28, 2021

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Hot Off the Press!

February 28, 2021

The Ethiopian National Project is proud to announce the publication of the second Ti'ud Book &ndash; a Hebrew-language compilation of Ethiopian-Israelis' never-before recorded Aliyah stories as documented by the...

ENP Making (Oral) History!

December 31, 2020

ENP's Project Ti'ud: Imparting the Story of Ethiopian Aliyah to Future Generations aims to preserve inspirational Aliyah stories and reinforce Ethiopian-Jewish identities for generations to come. The program is...

ENP's Doctors in the Making

December 31, 2020

ENP's scholastic support does not stop at high-school. Helping to shape the next generation of Ethiopian-Israeli professionals and leaders, ENP is providing scholarships to medical and dental students. In...

Fresh Facts and Figures

November 30, 2020

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"Sigd Is Very Meaningful in My Work"

November 30, 2020

The holiday of Sigd, celebrated this year on 16 November (29th of Cheshvan), plays a major role in ENP&rsquo;s work in empowering Ethiopian-Israelis and strengthening their sense of pride...

ENP’s BBYO Bridges Buddies: Bigger and Better

November 30, 2020

ENP's BBYO Bridges Buddies has started another season and is bigger and better than ever! Following the resounding success of the pilot started last summer, ENP has relaunched this...

ENP's Impact Stays Strong

July 1, 2020

The latest figures are in! A comprehensive evaluation of ENP's SPACE program in 2018 conducted by the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute reaffirms SPACE's profound, consistent and long-lasting impact on participants, keeping...

Bridging Oceans With BBYO

May 21, 2020

ENP continues to expand its network of friends and supporters with an exciting new collaboration! This spring, as part of ENP&rsquo;s SPACE Bridges program that works to enhance Ethiopian-Israeli...

ENP Carries On Through COVID Crisis

May 21, 2020

The coronavirus has not slowed us down! ENP is more determined than ever to making our SPACE students thrive and succeed. As for many others, ENP too has been...

Action from Afar with ENP Remote Internships

July 1, 2020

This summer, due to the new reality of COVID-19, ENP is offering for the first time the opportunity to make a difference in Israel through a remote internship with...

Introducing ENP's New International Relations Associate

May 21, 2020

ENP is proud to welcome Yael Salem into the International Relations Department as the latest addition to the ENP family! Starting work at the height of the COVID-19 crisis...

“I Feel Ready for My Exams!”

July 1, 2020

In the midst of all COVID-related disruptions, ENP participants are as confident as ever. Shiran, a 12 th grader from Afula, has been studying with SPACE throughout the lockdown...

ENP Welcomes a New Intern from Aardvark Israel Immersion Program

Sylvia Miller is a new volunteer at the Ethiopian National Project. She is from Illinois and is in Israel for the year with the Aardvark gap year program. At...

Milwaukee Jewish Federation's Young Adult Division Visits ENP SPACE

Below are reflections written by ENP intern Sylvia Miller on her first mission with ENP to the SPACE program: Yesterday I went to Afula with the Ethiopian National Project...

Central Bureau of Statistics Data on Ethiopian Israeli Community- November 2019

November 24, 2019

Read the attached for the Central Bureau of Statistics' 2019 review of the data regarding the Ethiopian-Israeli community. Click here to read the English translation. For a Hebrew version...

ENP annual report 2019

ENP annual report 2019 ...

Medical scholarships: Meet Avraham Malkam, a third year dental student at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem

Meet Avraham Malkam, a third year dental student at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In the coming year he will begin the clinical studies he had long anticipated for....

Did You Know...

June 11, 2019

ENP SPACE serves as a critical resource not only for students, but for their parents. Because of this, ENP's work with parents is a central and key element to...

Reuven Tagenia Elected President Of Petach Tikva's Municipal Student Council

April 10, 2019

Reuven Tagenia, a 12th grade ENP SPACE participant in Petach Tikva, was elected as president of the municipal student council for the 2018-19 school year. In the election, Reuven...

What's New In SPACE

February 3, 2019

Education is key to success in Israeli society and good performance in school ensures better jobs in the army and more opportunities in university. Before SPACE (School Performance and...

ENP and MEPI's Pilot Youth Leadership Program

The US Embassy's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) focuses on empowering partnerships between citizens, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and government institutions to promote shared solutions for the people...

Ziggy Marley Meets ENP Youth

August 1, 2018

What do Ziggy Marley, Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s ice cream, and Ethiopian-Israelis have in common? The answer came at Ziggy&rsquo;s performance at the Shuni Amphitheater, where he wowed not only...

ENP SPACE Stories of Success

August 13, 2017

Click here to read ENP SPACE 2017 Stories of Success ...

ENP in NJ Jewish News Article

September 8, 2016

JI: You are a social media pro and we noticed you didn&rsquo;t have any posts from Israel. Why was that? And, since we believe in second chances, if you...

Prime Minister Netanyahu Responds to Letters from ENP Participants!

June 3, 2015

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Press Announcement on Matriculation Scores (Hebrew)

May 25, 2015

The attached puts ENP's achievements in scholastic performance into perspective. ...

Israel Marks the Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews

May 17, 2015

President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Strategic Affairs Zeev Elkin were among the dignitaries that showed their respects to honor the 4,000...

Prime Minister’s Office Praises ENP’s Impact

August 9, 2020

The Director of the Israel Government Program for Integration of Citizens of Ethiopian Origins, Talal Dolev, reaped praise upon ENP in a recent letter to ENP&rsquo;s leadership. &ldquo;In my...

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