| Antisemitic mentalities toward Jewish people have forced populations of Jews to disperse around the globe for thousands of years. As these populations established and assimilated to their diverse locations, there was a separation in Jewish practice and authority. Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews of Europe gained higher rank when the western world rose with industrialism and modernity, giving them a sense of power over other Jewish populations. The European practice of racial eliteness found in white skin, not only deemed dark skinned Jews as ‘other’, but restricted historical narratives of dark-skinned Jews. When the State of Israel was established in 1948, Ethiopian Jews were not included under the Law of Return, even though Jewish leaders were aware of their existence. The State of Israel was established on racial prejudices and authoritative powers that were more unique to European Judaism than it was to any other form of Jewishness, creating a modern state of racial inequality that lasts today. |