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Ethiopian Jewish Women – Tegest

Left to right: Semu Kassa Barukh, granddaughter of Ermias Essayas, Dr. Faitlovitch’s pupil who studied in Jerusalem in 1925, with her daughters Tehilla Arka and Tegest Yitbarakh. © Shalva Weil.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Ethiopian Jewish Women – Tegest." (Viewed on June 15, 2026) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/ethiopian-jewish-women-tegest>.