For generations, the Jews of Ethiopia nurtured an ancient longing, thedream of returning home to the Promised Land. At the end of the 1970s,thousands of Jews throughout Ethiopia left their villages and marchedhundreds of kilometers towards the Sudanese border. It was a journey fullof hardship and suffering, endured by men, women, children, and theelderly. In addition to the difficult conditions, the Jews of Ethiopia sufferedthreats to their safety and their lives, encountering ruthless rapists, thievesand murderers on the long journey. When these courageous people finallyarrived in Sudan, they were penniless refugees, placed in refugee camps interrible conditions. Many died, as flowers wilting in the sun.The Journey to Jerusalem describes the unbearable hardships, yet alsoreveals a tireless heroism. A first-person autobiographical account, this isthe testimony of a cross-country journey on foot, of a year spent in arefugee camp, and the miracle of survival that brought the author to Israel.Avraham Adgah arrived in Israel from Ethiopia in 1984, and works as abuilding project manager at the Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa.He is married with 4 children. This is Avraham's third book.