Africa in Jerusalem | Prof. Steven Kaplan

"Africa and Jerusalem" - in this lecture, Hebrew University historian Prof. Steven Kaplan speaks about Ethiopian presence in Jerusalem, both historical and contemporary, and about the significance of Zion in Ethiopian religious thought, which reverberates in popular culture via Rastafarianism and reggae. The lecture was part of Eshkolot's Festival of Jewish Texts and Thought at Beit Avi Chai, June 2016.