As recently as the beginning of this century. the number of Ethiopian Jews was estimated at over 100.000. but today all that remains is a remnant numbering about onequarter that size. As appalling as these numbers are. they do not indicate the full extent of the persecution that plagues these dedicated people. Current estimates indicate that about 8.000 still remain in their native Eithiopiaunable to leave the land that does not want them. Even if individuals receive permission to immigrate. family members and friends who remain behind are subject to still greater persecution. As one young Ethiopian Jewish boy explained the problem in a recent issue of Hadassah magazine: "We cannot leave. If we do. our parents must suffer for it.
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