Cry of the Giraffe
A Lecture by Author Judie Oron

Sunday, April 22, 7pm



Magen David Sephardic Congregation

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

and the Embassy of Canada

Present





Cry of the Giraffe (Annick Press) is an award-winning book based on the story 
of an Ethiopian Jewish teenager named Wuditu*, who, together with her younger 
sister, Lewteh*, was separated from her family in a violent incident in a 
refugee camp in Sudan. While the two young girls were being forcibly returned 
to Ethiopia, the rest of their family members were rescued from the refugee 
camp and flown via a secret airlift to Israel.



Circumstances forced the two girls to separate. Lewteh* survived and was 
reunitedwith her family. Alone at 13 years old, Wuditu* struggled to find work 
and a way back to her family but was unwittingly trapped into slavery. The book 
tells of her fight to stay alive in war torn Ethiopia, until a stranger 
unexpectedly came to free her.

*The girl's names have been changed to protect their privacy.



$5 admission fee, light refreshments will be served

This event is made possible with support of the

Sally & Irving Korobkin Education Fund


For more information    301-770-6818   
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>



Why not read the book before the event? Copies are available for purchase from 
the synagogue office, $10 each.








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