![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
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
![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=630&fit=crop&q=60&auto=format&lossless=true&s=d5d0241cadb6ed05cf3ac1c08c195a35)
This Week in Jewish History | Operation Solomon: Israel airlifts 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to safety in unparalleled mission - World Jewish Congress
![Al-El airplanes were used to support evacuations of Jews in Ethiopia, the so-called Operation Solomon - Air Data News Al-El airplanes were used to support evacuations of Jews in Ethiopia, the so-called Operation Solomon - Air Data News](https://www.airdatanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/salomon-operation.jpg)
Al-El airplanes were used to support evacuations of Jews in Ethiopia, the so-called Operation Solomon - Air Data News
![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/-TbyFmHhZxeY/XsrAm_07WUI/AAAAAAADytY/MBG8Ha_UhaYXPKSLoh6nDuRe8nfe3YLggCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/operation-solomon-3.jpg)