ŻiH Newsletter 24-31 sierpnia 2016

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ŻYDOWSKI INSTYTUT HISTORYCZNY NA FESTIWALU SINGERA 27.09-04.09.2016 Zapraszamy do zapoznania się z wydarzeniami organizowanymi przez Żydowski Instytut Historyczny w ramach XIII festiwalu Warszawa Singera. „Warszawa Singera” to odbywający się już po raz trzynasty festiwal szeroko rozumianej kultury żydowskiej, któremu patronuje Icchok Baszewis Singer, pisarz, laureat literackiej Nagrody Nobla. To dzięki niemu i takim jego dziełom, jak „Rodzina Muszkatów”, „Spinoza z ulicy Rynkowej” czy „Urząd mojego ojca”, jak piszą organizatorzy imprezy, „zaułki Muranowa, Grzybowa i Starego Miasta, tamtejsze bożnice, sklepy i domy nauki, chasydzi i litwacy, uczeni i kupcy, bogacze, biedacy i złodzieje” stali się nieśmiertelni i znani na całym świecie. Program wydarzeń ŻIH na FESTIWALU SINGERA ŻIH NA FESTIWALU SINGERA SPACER EDUKACYJNY WARSZAWA JANUSZA KORCZAKA 29 sierpnia (poniedziałek) 2016 r, godz. 18:00   Postać wizjonera, pisarza, niestrudzonego wychowawcy doktora Janusza Korczaka do dziś fascynuje wielu osób, nie tylko w Polsce ale i na całym świecie. Korczak, który w ciągu swojego życia odbył wiele podróży m.in. po Francji, Niemczech, Anglii, Palestynie, jak żadne inne miasto ukochał to, w którym przyszedł na świat – Warszawę.    Oprowadza: Olga Szymańska, edukatorka ŻIH.   Zbiórka: ul. Jaktorowska 6 (przed Domem Dziecka nr 2 im. dr Janusza Korczaka) więcej ŻIH NA FESTIWALU SINGERA Wykład dr. Pawła Fijałkowskiego (ŻIH) Życie po śmierci i koniec świata w wyobrażeniach Żydów Polskich 30 sierpnia (wtorek) 2016 r, godz. 18:00   Wykład będzie opowieścią o wierzeniach odnoszących się do sądu nad duszami, nieba i piekła, przyjścia Mesjasza i odnowionego świata, kultywowanych do lat 30. XX w. przez żydowskich mieszkańców małych miast i przedmieść. Byli to w większości ludzie niezbyt zamożni lub wręcz biedni, których wyobraźnię kształtowała pieczołowicie kultywowana tradycja. Miejsce: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny ul. Tłomackie 3/5 więcej ŻIH NA FESTIWALU SINGERA SPACER EDUKACYJNY  Odkrywanie żydowskiej Pragi 31 sierpnia (środa) 2016r., godz. 18:00   Historia Żydów na Pradze stanowi jeden z bardziej intrygujących, choć wciąż mało znanych wątków z dziejów osadnictwa żydowskiego. Do dziś na Pradze zachowało się wiele budynków, które przed wojną służyły społeczności żydowskiej. Poznanie historii miejsc związanych z żydowską społecznością Pragi pomaga spojrzeć inaczej na tę piękną, miejscami zaniedbaną, tajemniczą dzielnicę.    Oprowadza: Olga Szymańska, edukatorka ŻIH.   Zbiórka: Floriańska 3 (przed Katedrą św. Floriana) więcej „WOS HERT ZICH IN WARSZE” (CO SŁYCHAĆ W WARSZAWIE)?  PRZEGLĄD PRASY ŻYDOWSKIEJ W 96. ROCZNICĘ BITWY WARSZAWSKIEJ WYCIECZKA DO IZRAELA W dalszym ciągu sprawdzamy, co pisała prasa jidysz około 15 sierpnia. Po odcinku wojskowo-patriotycznym i kryminalno-sensacyjnym czas na odcinek syjonistyczno-izraelski. więcej CENTRUM KULTURY JIDYSZ ZAPRASZA NA Spotkanie wokół „Pism z getta warszawskiego” 28 sierpnia, godz. 15:30   Zapraszamy na spotkanie z Karoliną Szymaniak wokół “Pism z getta warszawskiego” Racheli Auerbach. Prowadzenie spotkania: Beata Chomątowska. Wydarzenie odbywa się w ramach Dnia Otwartego Centrum Kultury Jidysz „Oblicza Jidyszkajt”.   “Pisma z getta warszawskiego” to odczytany na nowo i ocalony od zapomnienia ważny dokument źródłowy w postaci dziennika z getta pisarki i psycholog Racheli Auerbach, która współtworzyła podziemne archiwum getta warszawskiego, tzw. Archiwum Ringelbluma. Książka otrzymała tegoroczną Nagrodę Historyczną Polityki w kategorii wydawnictw źródłowych. więcej

Palestinian rioters throw stones at Jewish worshipers visiting Joseph’s Tomb

Rachel Avraham

Around 60 Jewish worshipers who came to pray at Joseph’s Tomb had their bus attacked by Palestinian rioters who threw stones at them. The IDF managed to rescue them but a number of worshipers were injured and were treated in the area.

Photo Credit: Reuters/Channel 2 News

The IDF rushed last night to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus after an Israeli bus that entered the area was attacked by Palestinian rioters. Stones were thrown at a bus full of 60 Jewish worshipers that were rescued from the place by the IDF shortly afterwards. A number of Israelis were injured due to the stone-throwing and were treated on site.

According to the biblical tradition, Joseph was buried in the biblical city of Shechem which is outside of Nablus. Therefore, Joseph’s Tomb is considered a Jewish shrine. The holy site is believed to be the place where 1 of 3 biblical transactions mentioned in the Torah took place. The other two are the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Even though the holy site is located in Area A of the West Bank, the Oslo Accords stated that Joseph’s Tomb is 1 of 2 areas in the Palestinian Authority that will remain under Israeli jurisdiction following the establishment of a Palestinian state. The other site is a 6th-7th century synagogue in Jericho with a mosaic depicting a shofar with the following inscription: “Peace unto Israel.”

The Times of Israel reported that the Oslo Accords required that the Palestinians protect the site and keep it open for Jewish worshippers, a promise that since 2000 has not been fulfilled from Israel’s perspective. There has been Palestinian attempts to convert the site into a mosque, widespread vandalism, disturbances, riots, and even cases of arson attacks at the holy site. Other Israeli citizens have been murdered while praying at Joseph’s Tomb.

Anti-Semitism In Rio: Israeli Olympic Team Competing With Hate

MichaEL Sawdy

Nearly 45 years after 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics, anti-semitism toward the Jewish State still rears it ugly head at the largest international sports competition. While, thank God, the hatred of the Jews by their muslim opponents has not led to acts of terror at the Games since ’72, still the venomous hatred toward Israel never dies. The Anti-Defamation League released a statement after recent racist acts against the Israeli Olympic Team, saying, “These days, anti-Israel vio­lence at the Olympics has been replaced by anti-Israel politics, with representatives from countries hostile to the Jewish State going to great lengths to avoid any interaction with Israeli athletes.” If it was just one incident, we could attribute it to one hateful soul; but sadly since the start of the RIO Olympics last weekend, there have been numerous acts of anti-semitism against the Israeli delegation.

The string of anti-Israel incidents began 2 days before the Opening Ceremonies, as Facebook omitted the Israeli flag on it’s Olympics page last Wednesday. After a complaint by the Olympic Committee of Israel, the flag was finally added Thursday night. No other country’s flags were left out. So, a “technical issue” or an “overlooked mistake” are not valid excuses. It was obvious and blatant rejection of Israel by the anti-Israel social media platform. I’ve raised this issue for years, but because Mark Zuckerberg (the founder and CEO of Facebook) is Jewish, he gets away with anti-Israel bigotry. Many secular Jews oppose Biblical beliefs, so Zuckerberg opposing Israel is not out of the ordinary. He is what us Holy Bible believers refer to as a “Jew in name only”, like the uber-liberal politician Bernie Sanders. After news broke of Facebook leaving Israel out of it’s list of nations, it released the following statement:

“We experienced a short-lived ‘technical issue’ that prevented the Olympic profile frames for some countries from being displayed correctly in the profile picture selection menu.” This is a false statement. “Some countries” were not omitted, only ISRAEL was.

As the Games officially began last week, so too began the blatant acts of disrespect, hostility, hatred and downright anti-semitism against the Israelis by teams from Islamic nations. On August 5th, the Team from Lebanon refused to share a bus with the Israelis, which took the athletes to the opening ceremony, even though they had been designated to share the bus. When the bus driver opened the door, the head of the Lebanese delegation blocked the aisle and entrance. The Olympic organizers, choosing to avoid an international and physical incident, sent the Israelis away to a different bus. Many around the world were enraged by this event.

Miri Regev, the Israeli minister of culture and sports, blasted the Lebanese incident as “anti-Semitism, pure and simple, and the worst kind of racism.” The Lebanese delegation head who blocked the Israelis from entering the bus, Saleem al-Haj Nacoula, was reportedly hailed in Islamic Lebanon as a “hero”. He said in a statement, “I was surprised to see the Israeli delegation approaching and trying to get on. I told the bus driver to close the door, but a trainer who was with the Israelis prevented him from doing so. I had to physically block him and the rest of the delegation from boarding.” While an act like this is not an act of terror or murder against Jews like in 1972, it is just as abhorrent that this kind of racism is cheered by some and that they are treated as a non-existent people. This Lebanese delegation might as well put swastikas on their Olympic team uniforms. Imagine the media uproar if any other Olympic team would have refused to share a bus with an all black delegation. Why is it acceptable when it’s the Jews?!?

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