The news of my arrival in Abyssinia spread among all the Falasha settlements and hundreds of people came from all parts of the country to visit us in the province of Dembea where we pitched our camp. The joy of the Falashas to see me again in their midst was indescribable. My pamphlet inspired them and made a profound impression upon all. From many quarters I received requests for the booklet and words of appreciation from those who read it. From all points delegates of various Jewish communities came to greet me, to confer with me, and to report the needs of their people. In the fall of 1920, a large group ofFalasha notables gathered in the village where I had my quarters to pass the high Holy Days with me, and when the Days of Awe were over they presented me with a letter to be communicated to the Jews throughout the world. (1)

He had brought Tamrat Emanuel and Solomon Isaac back to Ethiopia after completing their education and when he left, after three months, he again took with him four young boys to be placed in schools. Among them was Yona Bogale, then aged thirteen, who was destined to play a leading role in the fortunes of his people.

After the First World War Faitlovitch transferred the centre of the pro-Falasha movement to the United States. In 1921 he secured a declaration of more than usual importance from a leading orthodox rabbi. This was an appeal, dated 4 December, from Abraham Isaac Kook, the highly respected Chief Rabbi of Palestine, to the Jews of the world 'to save our Falasha brethren from extinction and to rescue 50,000 souls of the House of lsrael from oblivion. A holy obligation', he wrote, 'rests upon our entire nation to raise funds with a generous hand to improve the lot of the Falashas in Ethiopia and to bring their young children to

(1) American Pro-Falasha Committee leaflet, 1922.