14 Friday, June 11, 1983
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JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Ethiopian Jews, who have
managed to immigrate to
Israel, are receiving special
treatment to help overcome
the wide cultural gap and
other difficulties in the way
of their integration into Is-
raeli society, a recent press
tour of the Jewish Agency's
absorption center for
Falashas in Ashkelon re-
vealed.
Relatively little is known
about how the Falashas
reach Israel. For practical
and political reasons it is
not a widely publicized sub-
ject. But the Chief Rabbi-
nate has recognized the
Falashas as Jews despite
their long separation from
the mainstream of Jewish
life.
The Falashas face prob-
lems unknown to other im-
migrants because of their
cultural dissimilarities,
their color and the hard-
ships they endured getting
out of Ethiopia and travel-
ing to Israel. For these rea-
sons, special counselors are
assigned to them at the ab-
sorption center. They are
permitted to remain at the
center for 10-12 months.
Other immigrants rarely
spend more than five
months at absorption cen-
ters.
The Falashas receive
free board and lodging
on a stipend equivalent to
$115-$170, depending on
their marital status. They
are given intensive
courses in Hebrew dur-
ing their stay at the ab-
sorption center.
The journalists on tour
saw Falasha children at
play. Pictures of them in-
scribed with their new He-
brew names decorated the
walls of their play room.
One reporter asked a
Falasha if the assistance he
receives for his family of
five is adequate. The man
replied that it was not. He
admitted however that he
has enough money to invest
in the stock market because
housing, health insurance
and utilities are provided
free by the absorption cen-
ter.
Matityahu Drobless,
head of the WZO settlement
department, said his de-
.
partment is planning a
communal settlement for
about 100 Falasha families
near Kiryat Gat which can
provide them with jobs. He
said it would be modeled on
the settlements which suc-
cessfully absorbed Jews
from Yemen and From
Cochin, India who immig-
rated to Israel years ago.
Although the number of
Falashas reaching Israel is
said to be increasing, about
20,000 still remain in
Ethiopia. Relations be-
tween Israel and the Ethio-
pian government seem to be
improving. Evidence of that
is seen in the recent visits
by groups of Knesset mem-
bers and Israeli tourists to
Ethiopia.
.
Food Bank
MILWAUKEE (JTA) -
The Social Action Commit-
tee of Congregation
Emanu-El B'nai Jeshurun,
has collected and distrib-
uted nearly 20,000 cans of
food since the congregation
set up a permanent food
bank last October to aid
Milwaukee's recession vic-
tims.
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