Herut Takele

She was arrested by the regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam, imprisoned for about two years, and after she emigrated to Israel, she was recognized as a prisoner of Zion.

Her father, Elka Takele, who was a Hebrew teacher, educated his children with a strong Jewish and community identity.

At the age of 16, Takele moved to Gondar with her brother, so that she could acquire an education, a rare step in those days in Ethiopia.

[3] Thus Takele began taking part in underground Zionist activities, at a time when this was considered illegal by the Derg.

[7] In 1986, on her way to immigrate to Israel, a group of Jews was captured by the authorities; the men were interrogated under severe torture and finally broke up and named Takele as the person who had helped them.