COLONIAL UNDERSECRETARY ALLESANDRO LESSONA PROMISED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNION OF ITALIAN JEWISH COMMUNITIES TODAY TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AIDING THE FALASHAS–THE HEBREW SECT OF ETHIOPIA. THE UNION IN A MEMORANDUM ASKED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS, NOT ONLY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION BUT FOR AGRICULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
THE MEMORANDUM WAS BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF CARLO ALBERTO VITERBO, A MEMBER OF THE JEWISH UNION’S BOARD, WHO HAS RETURNED FROM AN EIGHT-MONTH STAY IN ETHIOPIA TO ESTABLISH JEWISH COMMUNITIES.
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