Featuring Wanana Abrams

On this episode, Wanana Abrams shares with about a groundbreaking program she is a part of. Wanana Abrams is a married mother of three beautiful boys. Born in Bilbuhah village in Ethiopia, she and her family made Aliyah in 1991, when she was 3. Wanana holds a B.A. in Communications, and an MBA, both from from IDC Herzliya where she also taught in English. She now lives in Netanya and is a graduate student in the Orit Guardians program at Tel Aviv University and volunteers at Negat, an organization that works to place young Israelis of Ethiopian origin in key positions in the Israeli business ecosystem. She recently founded L.A.B, a private Facebook group with over 2K members, that encourages people to learn Amharic. She is thrilled at the prospect of playing a key role in bringing the Orit to academia and know it is an important opportunity to learn and transmit the deep wisdom of Beta Israel’s religious leaders, which otherwise would be lost to future generations and the Jewish world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ibsi.substack.com/subscribe