Ethiopia's Black Jews A Rarer Falasha People
Addis Ababa AP reports the Falasha, Ethiopia's Black Jews, numbering about 15,000, live in mountain villages near Gondar. Once influential, they remain isolated, preserving some biblical customs while lacking full rabbinical teachings. Dozens have studied in Israel and Europe, with emigration ongoing amid a fading public profile.
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ADDIS _ ABABA
Ethiopia
Gondar
Arabian Peninsula
Judith
Israel
Europe
Sudan
Five Indiana communities win utility project approvals
The Indiana Public Service Commission authorized municipal utilities in Rensselaer, Centerville, Lawrenceburg, Gas City, and Lowell to issue bonds totaling over 2.48 million dollars for waterworks and related projects. The commission also allowed Norfolk and Western Railway to discontinue an agency station at Warren, shifting operations to Van Buren. Huntington filed a petition seeking necessary improvements to utility infrastructure.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana Public Service Commission
Rensselaer Center
Rensselaer Electric Utility
Town
Centerville
Lawrenceburg Gas Co
City of
Gas City
Junie Waterworks
Lowell
PSC
Norfolk & Western Railway
Warren
van Buren
Huntington
Jee Neers
Seceding Church loses suit over property in Indiana ruling
The Indiana Appellate Court reversed a lower decision, ruling that First United Church of Indianapolis could not claim title to church property after seceding from the Indianapolis Presbytery. The court said dismemberment would break faith with the denomination and deprive the church organization of assets, upholding the denomination's claim to the property.
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Indianapolis
UPD
Indiana
First United ‘Church of
First Reformed Church
Indiana Synod
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
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