Tale about a conflicted boy slips as he ages: 'Live and Become' focuses on Christian posing as Jew. From: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) | Date: April 6, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Baltimore Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Michael Sragow

Apr. 6--If you can get past its maudlin passages and political simplicity, Live and Become is perfect fare for Passover. It tells the tale of a contemporary exodus. In 1977, the Falashas, Ethiopian Jews, began migrating in great numbers to flee persecution from a Marxist-Leninist regime. In 1980, they won the covert support of the Israeli intelligence agencies and military, who smuggled them into Israel.

In 1984 and '85, the Israelis in...

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