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Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel
Ethiopian National Project - Today we remember Operation Solomon, which happened 27 years ago, in 1991. Over a 36 hour period, 14,500 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in 34 planes, making
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Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel
![May 24, 1991: During Operation Solomon, the World Record for the Most Passengers on a Commercial Airplane is 1,122 ~ Vintage Everyday May 24, 1991: During Operation Solomon, the World Record for the Most Passengers on a Commercial Airplane is 1,122 ~ Vintage Everyday](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4yPWy6hWdFs/XsrAm--j23I/AAAAAAADytQ/fSaCYWfQAhMj5Sw00t-e9ByOjvGUMZ1swCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/operation-solomon-2.jpg)
May 24, 1991: During Operation Solomon, the World Record for the Most Passengers on a Commercial Airplane is 1,122 ~ Vintage Everyday
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Amazon.com: Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews: 9780195307160: Spector, Stephen: Books
![Avi Kaner ابراهيم אבי on Twitter: "1/3) From his father escaping the ashes of Auschwitz, his being shot down in 1973 Yom Kippur War, to saving thousands of Ethiopian Jews in 1991 Avi Kaner ابراهيم אבי on Twitter: "1/3) From his father escaping the ashes of Auschwitz, his being shot down in 1973 Yom Kippur War, to saving thousands of Ethiopian Jews in 1991](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECasbsuX4AA28IE.jpg)
Avi Kaner ابراهيم אבי on Twitter: "1/3) From his father escaping the ashes of Auschwitz, his being shot down in 1973 Yom Kippur War, to saving thousands of Ethiopian Jews in 1991
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