Because the Ethiopian immigrants came from a subsistence economy, they were not prepared to work in an industrialized society such as Israel's.
Before this operation, there were approximately as few as 250 Ethiopian immigrants in Israel.
The Hospital serves a population of 500,000, including a large number of Ethiopian and Russian immigrants.
In her final years, Brand worked on behalf of orphans and Ethiopian immigrants.
Streamlining their religious practice can help integrate Ethiopian immigrants into Israeli society, he said.
Since the 1990s, many Russian and Ethiopian immigrants have been given housing there.
Many are new immigrants or children of Russian and Ethiopian immigrants.
The city grew dramatically during the 1990s as it absorbed large numbers of Russian and Ethiopian immigrants.
The majority of Ethiopian immigrants arrived later in the 1990s.
The team also includes Ethiopian immigrants for the first time, both of whom are marathon runners.