Jacques Faitlovitch
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Jacques Faitlovitch an Ashkenazi Jew born in Łódź, Congress Poland
, studied Ethiopian languages at the Sorbonne
under Joseph Halévy
. He traveled to Ethiopia for the first time in 1904, with support from the French banker Baron Edmond de Rothschild. He traveled and lived among the Ethiopian Jews
, and became a champion of their cause. A Zionist, he settled in Tel Aviv
in the 1930s and had link with Yitzhak Ben Zvi and with the revisionist movement.
A film about Faitlovitch's life is currently being produced by Six point films
.
Congress Poland
The Kingdom of Poland , informally known as Congress Poland , created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, was a personal union of the Russian parcel of Poland with the Russian Empire...
, studied Ethiopian languages at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
under Joseph Halévy
Joseph Halévy
Joseph Halévy was an Ottoman born Jewish-French Orientalist and traveller.He did his most notable work was done in Yemen, which he crossed during 1869 to 1870 in search of Sabaean inscriptions, no European having traversed that land since AD 24; the result was a most valuable collection of 800...
. He traveled to Ethiopia for the first time in 1904, with support from the French banker Baron Edmond de Rothschild. He traveled and lived among the Ethiopian Jews
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
, and became a champion of their cause. A Zionist, he settled in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
in the 1930s and had link with Yitzhak Ben Zvi and with the revisionist movement.
A film about Faitlovitch's life is currently being produced by Six point films
Six point films
Six Point Films is a film production company based in Los Angeles, California. The company was established by Academy Award-winning producer Branko Lustig and entrepreneur Phil Blazer to produce "meaningful, thought-provoking films"...
.