Herut Takele

Herut Takele with a photo of her father.

Herut Takele Legese (Hebrew: חרות טקלה לגסה; born 1938) is an Israeli activist of Beta Israeli origin, who engaged in underground activities in the 1980s to promote the aliyah to Israel of the Ethiopian Jews. 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.

Herut Takele receiving the Prisoner of Zion pin. Hadera, 2018.

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