 The
North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ) is a
grassroots, non-profit organization founded in 1982 with
four mandates:
- To help Ethiopian Jews survive in Ethiopia.
- To assist them in reaching Israel.
- To aid in their absorption into Israeli society.
- To preserve their unique and ancient culture.
During the 1980's, with famine, disease and oppression rampant
in Ethiopia, NACOEJ sent 18 missions to Jewish villages, bringing
in doctors, medicine, clothing, school supplies, money and
hope. NACOEJ played a key role in clandestine rescue of Ethiopian
Jews before and between Operations Moses and Solomon. In 1991,
NACOEJ staff in Addis Ababa assisted in the airlift of over
14,000 Jews during Operation Solomon; NACOEJ staff flew out
on the last plane.
Today, NACOEJ assists Ethiopian Jews on both sides of the
Red Sea.
 In
Ethiopia
NACOEJ funds feeding,
education and religious programs for about 6,500 Jews awaiting
aliyah. Programs include a Feeding Center for Children Under
Age 6 & for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers, a daily School
Lunch Program, monthly food distributions to the entire
community, education, employment and religious facilities.
 In
Israel
NACOEJ's work includes Limudiah:
After-School Programs of intensive education assistance
for over 1,100 Ethiopian elementary school children, the NACOEJ/Edward
G. Victor High School Sponsorship Program to help over
1,300 Ethiopian teens attain quality high school education,
and the NACOEJ/Vidal Sassoon Adopt-A-Student
College Sponsorship Program that enables over 300 Ethiopian-Israeli
students to pursue university degrees. In addition, NACOEJ
operates a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Twinning
Program, and a School
Supplies Collection Program to provide basic, essential
learning materials to underprivileged Ethiopian children.
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