. >>> this week of jewish remembrance of the exodus story, of long ago, we have a fred de sam lazaroeport about jews in ethiopia who yearn to emigrate to israel for a better life and, mainly, they say, to practice their jewish faith. they say israel's law of return permits them to become israelis. but some israelis wonder whether they are really jews. >> reporter: every day, hundreds of people gather in a makeshift worship center on the outskirts of ethiopia's capital, addis ababa. they profess their judaism in prayers, pictures, and words. they're hoping to be heard most immediately by authorities in israel, which they call the promised land. many left spartan farm lives in the rural north of this ancient east african nation and moved to the city years ago in hopes that they, like thousands before them, would be taken to israel. >> our members are suffering. they are destitute. they don't have places to sleep. >> i come to follow god's word. he said, "as i disperse you i shall bring you together. because of that i want to go back to the jewish home." >> reporter: their pleas have fa

. >> ifill: from east africa, fred de sam lazaro reports on an effort to turn small-scale farms into thriving businesses. >> the individual small farm holder is the least powerful person on the planet. you can imagine. when we aggregate 100,000 or more together, then we get a lot of purchasing power. we can get them a good deal, we can deliver. we can add a lot of value. >> woodruff: and after kentucky wins the n.c.a.a. basketball championship, we assess the rule that allows young players to turn pro after only one year in college. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> citi, supporting progress. >> bnsf railway. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: budget politics and the 2012 campaign merged

fred de sam lazaro reports fro uganda. a version of this story also aired on the pbs program "religion and ethics newsweekly." >> david's murder was supposed to cause all of us who support human rights to live in fear. >> reporter: david kato was memorialized recently on the first anniversary of his death, in a service led by pastor joseph tolton, a gay rights advocate visiting from new york. kato's activism in a land where homosexuality is deeply taboo made him a target for a tabloid called "rolling stone." the paper published the names of what it called the country's top homos. under the words "hang them" was kato's photograph. a few days later, he was beaten to death. advocates say it was only the most brutal incident in an increasingly hostile environment for gays-- one that could soon be written into law. >> we will not be quashed by the bahati bill. >> reporter: the bahati bill, named after its author, david bahati in uganda's parliament, was introduced in 2009 and reintroduced earlier this year. it would add severe