My childhood:

I was born in Ethiopia in a village named Wozaba in the district of Gondar. This was the region in which lived the majority of the Ethiopian Jews. My family worked in agriculture and from an early age the children went out to work to help the family. I worked both in agriculture and as a shepherdess.

My journey to Israel:

I left my village during Operation Moses. After a long and hard journey, we reached the border of Sudan, later arriving in Israel in 1984, separated from my family. I lived with my grandmother in the "Merkaz Klita" (absorption center) in Be'er Sheva and after a few months moved to the "Merkaz Klita" in Zefat where my uncle was living, not knowing anything about the rest of my family and whether I will ever see them again. I was later reunited with my family and moved to Tiberias.

My education:

In 1998, I started to learn in Haifa University, majoring in arts and education. During that time I started to dance in "Eskesta" Ethiopian dance troupe with which I traveled worldwide. The dance troupe, named now "Beta", continued also after I graduated from university in "Matnas Neve Yosef" in Haifa. I also sang in different music groups and recorded dance soundtracks with the Israeli composer Oded Zehavi.

My passion:

I love to dance and sing. I teach Ethiopian dance in Yokneam where I lead the "Desta" dance troupe. This dance troupe concentrates on Ethiopian traditional dance in order to bring the youth closer to their culture and make them proud of it. In addition, I also teach Ethiopian dance and song workshops.