American Association for Ethiopian Jews (AAEJ) was a Jewish-American organization that was active between 1974 and 1993 for the purpose of realizing the Aliyah of Beta Israel to Israel.
The organization's contribution to the Aliyah of the Beta Israel was significant.
[1] Upon his return from Ethiopia to the U.S in 1969, peace activist Jed Abraham founded the "Friends of the Beta Israel Community" organization, and in 1974 it was merged with "American Pro-Falasha Committee (APFC)", that was headed by Martin Wurmbrand.
When it became clear that most Ethiopian Jews had made Aliyah to Israel, the Executive Council decided in 1993 to end the organization's activities.
In 1998, Nate Shapiro, William Recant, Susan Pollack, Barbara Gaffin, Brett Goldberg and Gerald Frim founded the "Friends of Ethiopian Jews" organization to help the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel by supporting programs for education, employment, advocacy, community development and civil rights.