![This Week in Jewish History | Operation Solomon: Israel airlifts 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to safety in unparalleled mission - World Jewish Congress This Week in Jewish History | Operation Solomon: Israel airlifts 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to safety in unparalleled mission - World Jewish Congress](https://wjc.imgix.net/production/image_attachment/file/20131/screenshot-2020-05-27-13-27-28.png?ixlib=rails-4.2.0&w=1200&h=780&fit=crop&q=60&auto=format&lossless=true&s=e4c56a87808429a051e4fb72694d0244)
This Week in Jewish History | Operation Solomon: Israel airlifts 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to safety in unparalleled mission - World Jewish Congress
![jayxenos on Twitter: "#History: Operation Solomon, the air evacuation of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to #Israel, occurred on this day, on May 24, 1991. It set a world record for passengers per aircraft jayxenos on Twitter: "#History: Operation Solomon, the air evacuation of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to #Israel, occurred on this day, on May 24, 1991. It set a world record for passengers per aircraft](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYv7uHGUwAAZJH5.jpg)
jayxenos on Twitter: "#History: Operation Solomon, the air evacuation of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to #Israel, occurred on this day, on May 24, 1991. It set a world record for passengers per aircraft
![Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2019/03/operation-moses-400x250.png)
Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel
![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
![Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel Before the airlifts, Ethiopian Jews did the heavy lifting to get out of Africa | The Times of Israel](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/05/715-Feature-990040314500205171-airplane-background-1024x640.jpeg)
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
![Special Video of Operation Solomon, the 1991 Airlift of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel | JDC Archives Special Video of Operation Solomon, the 1991 Airlift of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel | JDC Archives](https://archives.jdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ny_16009_da1-300x200.jpg)
Special Video of Operation Solomon, the 1991 Airlift of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel | JDC Archives
![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)