Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1992-07-30, page 01 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 1 of 12 | Next |
|
This page
All
|
Loading content ...
THE The Ohio Jewish Chronicle Serving Columbus and the Central Ohio' Jewish Community since 1922 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 31 JULY 30,1992 29 TAMMUZ 5752 DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISH IDEALS Attorney General Lee Fisher honorary ARMDI chairman page 2 Foundation posts record year page 2 Children's Home Day to be held on Aug. 12 page 2 Remembering the Munich^ Qlympics, 1972 page 3 Eagle, Rush to entertain at Boys' Night Out page 4 Lecture by Avi Shulman to highlight Summer Kollel page 6 Irv Flox to receive Charles Solomon Award page 11 \\ wmmmm In The Chronicle wmmmmm _n_X * HC Jvv -p««**~**«*a»»e*»**e4a4tfteee******e-*a«#**■»**••* J> * Calendar..... , 3 Community ,. 4-7 Fifty Yean Ago 6 Front Page , '.„., 2 ~ inThe News '.„.. 8 Lifecycle , 8 Marketplace .. 12 Ne>v Generation , 10 Synagogues... ,. 8 .Viewpoint '. .....,..», 3 immamammmmmmmmmmMmmmmmm Mi fe-\fe< Ohio Hii.t:.^orL(jUy L-br. 19'j,' Ve.Lriui fWe. q Colunibu-. Ulixo ^J-»i.'-*,.* st •-' *.-.•—«-■ -,-"^-» *•«■■* -t|t j-V^* .~-'v'Vv«*»-*-««•--.-*-*»f^.jp—*:-• - I*-«*> *■"*. _* *T ** -»* " * 7*. _F* ■-,*,* *"*" ***** ** "V- *'"v_ -«& * ^.4! *•*<«-* t£+ L-i-* *,'.*>** ^..-***** "Sfi-.^f ' #«* »?**»»* ^'J /-•^•''» i*'ft"tt 1^4^ /' * tf rft KxN~_* JAajKflHt-. * .' 1 * * , ~ \. ^~-**i**-""*™' *"**""*-) • V.- *k^_--.•-■ ?^ ^ _i...... OP-ED ii* «'' 1992: Year of self discipline By Rabbi Bradley Bleefeld History records 1491 as a year of upheaval aod dismay. The Spanish monarchy, under increasing pressure from political forces within the organized church, reluctantly agreed to the forced conversion or expulsion of Spain's Jewish inhabitants. The Jews of Spain prepared to dismantle their thousand year community and, with it, their culture and way of life. When the expulsion edict was ultimately declared in 1492, giving only several months notice of eviction, our Sephardic ancestors became masters of their own fate. The majority fled hostile Spain and, with it, the initial acts of the inquisition. These Jews could neither abandon their faith, nor subjugate it to the open arms of easy assimilation, and so they chose to leave their roots and traveled throughout southern Europe and across the Atlantic to the Americas. Others chose to remain in their homeland, converting to the Christian faith of their neighbors. They could be assured of continued acceptance and prosperity as long as Spain faired well. ; Still others, perhaps the most heroic, risked certain torture and death by retaining their Jewish identity secretly while assimilating through outward conversion. These hidden Jews became the source of legends, no less than hope, for generations to come. Doors to success in Spain slammed shut. Doors to new worlds flung open. Five hundred years later, we face eternal dilemmas, original by no means to Spain, nor reserved for them alone. The Cyrene song of easy assimilation still entices. Maintaining Jewish identity is still a difficult task requiring effort and sacrifice. And doors close and open for us and our people worldwide still today. As we embark on the confident, yet unknown seas of 1992, we would do well to remember back 500 years and chart a new course for self discovery, both personal and communal. What potential lies unawakened in each of us? Are we satisfied merely to be as we are, or is it our time to live not only in Columbus but Community-wide COMMEMORATION OF EXPULSION OF JEWS; MUSLIMS FROM SPAIN, PORTUGAL Monday, Aug. 3 BatteHe Riverfront Park 6 p.m. of Columbus. A time and place of new hopes and dreams or hopes and dreams renewed? A time and place of new horizons to reach or horizons re stored? A time and place of new challenges met or challenges reviewed? Sail on! For new worlds within us and beyond us await our discovery. Doors will always close and open for people like us, people who dare to dream and tempt failure as we attempt new achievements of faith. The Santa Maria stands ready in harbor. Louis de Torres, Christopher's Jewish navigator, again charts the night sky canopy, and three ships await the tide, each christened with reinvested Jewish living, a fresh commitment to Torah values, and anticipated joy in making spiritual landfall. New religious dimensions now lie waiting to be discovered by.each of us. Just as Columbus found natives already living on the land, those who come before us perhaps knew a fuller Jewish life than we. But, like Columbus, it is see 1992 pg. 4 M
Object Description
Title | The OJC the Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1992-07-30 |
Subject | Jews -- Ohio -- Periodicals |
Place |
Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) |
Creator | OJC Pub. Co. |
Collection | Ohio Jewish Chronicle |
Submitting Institution | Columbus Jewish Historical Society |
Rights | This item may have copyright restrictions. Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type | Text |
File Name | index.cpd |
File Size | 2707 Bytes |
Searchable Date | 1992-07-30 |
Format | newspapers |
LCCN | sn91075643 |
Date created | 2016-10-31 |
Description
Title | Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1992-07-30, page 01 |
Searchable Date | 1992-07-30 |
Full Text | THE The Ohio Jewish Chronicle Serving Columbus and the Central Ohio' Jewish Community since 1922 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 31 JULY 30,1992 29 TAMMUZ 5752 DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISH IDEALS Attorney General Lee Fisher honorary ARMDI chairman page 2 Foundation posts record year page 2 Children's Home Day to be held on Aug. 12 page 2 Remembering the Munich^ Qlympics, 1972 page 3 Eagle, Rush to entertain at Boys' Night Out page 4 Lecture by Avi Shulman to highlight Summer Kollel page 6 Irv Flox to receive Charles Solomon Award page 11 \\ wmmmm In The Chronicle wmmmmm _n_X * HC Jvv -p««**~**«*a»»e*»**e4a4tfteee******e-*a«#**■»**••* J> * Calendar..... , 3 Community ,. 4-7 Fifty Yean Ago 6 Front Page , '.„., 2 ~ inThe News '.„.. 8 Lifecycle , 8 Marketplace .. 12 Ne>v Generation , 10 Synagogues... ,. 8 .Viewpoint '. .....,..», 3 immamammmmmmmmmmMmmmmmm Mi fe-\fe< Ohio Hii.t:.^orL(jUy L-br. 19'j,' Ve.Lriui fWe. q Colunibu-. Ulixo ^J-»i.'-*,.* st •-' *.-.•—«-■ -,-"^-» *•«■■* -t|t j-V^* .~-'v'Vv«*»-*-««•--.-*-*»f^.jp—*:-• - I*-«*> *■"*. _* *T ** -»* " * 7*. _F* ■-,*,* *"*" ***** ** "V- *'"v_ -«& * ^.4! *•*<«-* t£+ L-i-* *,'.*>** ^..-***** "Sfi-.^f ' #«* »?**»»* ^'J /-•^•''» i*'ft"tt 1^4^ /' * tf rft KxN~_* JAajKflHt-. * .' 1 * * , ~ \. ^~-**i**-""*™' *"**""*-) • V.- *k^_--.•-■ ?^ ^ _i...... OP-ED ii* «'' 1992: Year of self discipline By Rabbi Bradley Bleefeld History records 1491 as a year of upheaval aod dismay. The Spanish monarchy, under increasing pressure from political forces within the organized church, reluctantly agreed to the forced conversion or expulsion of Spain's Jewish inhabitants. The Jews of Spain prepared to dismantle their thousand year community and, with it, their culture and way of life. When the expulsion edict was ultimately declared in 1492, giving only several months notice of eviction, our Sephardic ancestors became masters of their own fate. The majority fled hostile Spain and, with it, the initial acts of the inquisition. These Jews could neither abandon their faith, nor subjugate it to the open arms of easy assimilation, and so they chose to leave their roots and traveled throughout southern Europe and across the Atlantic to the Americas. Others chose to remain in their homeland, converting to the Christian faith of their neighbors. They could be assured of continued acceptance and prosperity as long as Spain faired well. ; Still others, perhaps the most heroic, risked certain torture and death by retaining their Jewish identity secretly while assimilating through outward conversion. These hidden Jews became the source of legends, no less than hope, for generations to come. Doors to success in Spain slammed shut. Doors to new worlds flung open. Five hundred years later, we face eternal dilemmas, original by no means to Spain, nor reserved for them alone. The Cyrene song of easy assimilation still entices. Maintaining Jewish identity is still a difficult task requiring effort and sacrifice. And doors close and open for us and our people worldwide still today. As we embark on the confident, yet unknown seas of 1992, we would do well to remember back 500 years and chart a new course for self discovery, both personal and communal. What potential lies unawakened in each of us? Are we satisfied merely to be as we are, or is it our time to live not only in Columbus but Community-wide COMMEMORATION OF EXPULSION OF JEWS; MUSLIMS FROM SPAIN, PORTUGAL Monday, Aug. 3 BatteHe Riverfront Park 6 p.m. of Columbus. A time and place of new hopes and dreams or hopes and dreams renewed? A time and place of new horizons to reach or horizons re stored? A time and place of new challenges met or challenges reviewed? Sail on! For new worlds within us and beyond us await our discovery. Doors will always close and open for people like us, people who dare to dream and tempt failure as we attempt new achievements of faith. The Santa Maria stands ready in harbor. Louis de Torres, Christopher's Jewish navigator, again charts the night sky canopy, and three ships await the tide, each christened with reinvested Jewish living, a fresh commitment to Torah values, and anticipated joy in making spiritual landfall. New religious dimensions now lie waiting to be discovered by.each of us. Just as Columbus found natives already living on the land, those who come before us perhaps knew a fuller Jewish life than we. But, like Columbus, it is see 1992 pg. 4 M |
Format | newspapers |
Date created | 2009-10-16 |