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'It's Not Easy Being an Ethiopian Jew in America'

Haaretz correspondent Natasha Mozgovaya speaks to Ethiopians about maintaining identity in New York.

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Natasha Mozgovaya

When Avishai Mekonen, 35, an Israeli photographer who has lived for the past seven years in New York City, lectured before American high-school students in Savannah, GA, one of them asked him to roll up his sleeve.

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