"Operation Moses (Hebrew: \u05DE\u05B4\u05D1\u05B0\u05E6\u05B8\u05E2 \u05DE\u05B9\u05E9\u05B6\u05C1\u05D4, Mivtza Moshe) refers to the covert evacuation of Ethiopian Jews (known as the \"Beta Israel\" community or \"Falashas\") from Sudan during a famine in 1984. Originally called Gur Aryeh Yehuda (\u201CCub of the Lion of Judah\u201D) by Israelis, the United Jewish Appeal changed the name to \u201COperation Moses.\u201D"@en .