Menashe Zemro (born 1905 or 1906; died 7 October 1998 at age 92) was the last Kes of the Ethiopian Jews.
| Menashe Zemro | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Title | Kes |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1905-1906 Gondar, Ethiopia |
| Died | (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 (92 years old) Kiryat Gat, Israel |
| Nationality | Beta Israel |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Beta Israel |
Biography
Zemro was born in Gondar, Ethiopia around the year 1906.
Through Operation Solomon, Zemro, a kes, would migrate with most of the Beta Israel community in 1991 to Israel. After making aliyah, he would continue to serve as a spiritual leader in Israel for the Beta Israel community.
Zemro would go on to settle in Kiryat Gat, where he would later die, on 7 October 1998. Adisu Massala, a Knesset member who had migrated from Ethiopia, would describe the deceased spiritual leader as the greatest of the generation.
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