Word: addisu
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...service in the army -- Israel's ethnic blender -- quickly induces a new sense of identity in the young, who account for two-thirds of the latest immigrants. But tanks and tear gas are easier to master than modern culture, especially for a people who revere silence and modesty. Says Addisu Messele, chairman of the United Ethiopian Jewish Organization: "I love Israel, but Israelis are very aggressive and loud and impatient." Says Leora Samuel, who emigrated from Ethiopia in 1984 and now counsels newcomers: "Basically, we have to learn how to use our elbows...