Call Me Gebyanesh
Arlene Rosenfeld Shenker, Gebyanesh Addisu, illustrated by Chiara Fedele
Gebyanesh, a seven-year-old Ethiopian Jewish girl, moves from Ethiopia to Jerusalem. At her Israeli school, a teacher assigns her a different name. With help from her family, Gebyanesh speaks up for the name she was given and for the Ethiopian heritage that shapes her identity. Her experience centers on claiming her own name in a new school environment.
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