Answer:
Elie never forgets his origins nor his desire to preserve the rich Jewish culture he knew as a child
Wiesel is waiting for me in his office. The meeting with him, as always, is warm and friendly.
What began as my briefing him on the world-wide work of Limmud FSU (former Soviet Union), turned into a fascinating exchange that I could not have imagined.
It was literally Ethiopia, it was the only african country that got invaded by the great Italy in WWII, it was invaded but Britain and the French did not like that idea, so the Brits had started attacking the Ethiopians aka the conquered italian land, so Germany backed them up cause the Ethiopians were actually happy to be invaded by Italians than British.
My best guess is Immigration