A Jewish Ethiopian woman with a cross tattooed on her forehead poses for a portrait, March 14, 2003,
A Jewish Ethiopian woman with a cross tattooed on her forehead poses for a portrait, March 14, 2003, Beta Israel School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Natalie Behring. In some cases, the crosses were tattooed during a time when a family was practicing Christianity. However, the crosses do not conclusively indicate a willing Christian faith. The Israeli Ministry of the Interior takes the position that if a grandparent or a precedent had converted to Christianity, their progeny are not Jewish unless they undergo a conversion prior to admittance, but the Ethiopian government does not allow conversions in Ethiopia. (x) -- source link
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