JTA — For the first time, Israelis are seeing a black lead character on a homegrown, primetime television show. “Nebsu,” a half-hour comedy which launched last week, focuses on an Ethiopian man who is ...

Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center Be prepared to fall for Worko, the wily Ethiopian Israeli star ...

Two smartly dressed men are seated at a restaurant table speaking Amharic, the smells of kitfo, zilzil tibs and spiced lentils wafting from the kitchen. Enter Kevin MacDonald, clad in canvas coat and ...

TEL AVIV (JTA) – Last week, Israelis for the first time saw a black lead character on a homegrown, primetime television show. “Nevsu,” a half-hour comedy, focuses on an Ethiopian man who is married to ...

After a series of sometimes violent protests between Ethiopian Israelis and police in recent years, the creators of "Nevsu" thought the time was right for some humor. TEL AVIV (JTA) – Last week, ...