I am very pleased that the House is considering House Concurrent Resolution 107. this is an urgently needed expression of the sense of Congress regarding the Ethiopian Jewish community. I and many of my colleagues have long been concerned for the preservation of this ancient community. There are now 7.000 Ethiopian Jews resettled in Israel. 10.000 to 14.000 languishing in refugee camps in adjacent countries. and 7.000 to 8.000 still in Ethiopia. It is thought that those remaining in Ethiopia are primarily the young. the old. and the sick. These are individuals who cannot survive without the support of their community.