All throughout the week. people from the United States. Canada. Europe. and Israel will be staging candlelight vigils. rallies. and clothing drives not only to celebrate the arrival of 7.000 Ethiopian Jews in Israel. but also to remember the plight of some 14.000 to 17.000 Jews still trapped in Ethiopia and in refugee camps of neighboring countries. Events have been planned around the world to underscore the need for the ongoing rescue of Ethiopian Jewish refugees and to educate the public about the plight of Ethiopian Jews. Jews in Ethiopiasometimes referred to as Falashas. meaning exile or strangerare an ancient Herbrew community residing primarily in the northwest area of Ethiopia. For many centuries. they enjoyed political and economic independence under their own kings and queens.
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