On the recordJune 3, 1991
It succeeded, in less than 24 hours, in carrying more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to new lives in Israel.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt succeeded, in less than 24 hours, in carrying more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to new lives in Israel.
Remarks at the Awards Presentation Ceremony for Emigration Assistance to Ethiopian Jews
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