 This community is concentrated mainly in the Northern Shewa Zone in the Amhara Region in Ethiopia.The earliest reference to the Jewish community in the historical region of Shewa comes from the 14th century missionary Zena Marqos.More Jews arrived in the region of Shewa from the regions of Fogera and Dembiya during the rule of Negasi Krestos and as a result a first wave of Jewish immigration began in the years 1692-1702.