A slightly different take from my normal short message and image, this week.
Having read Lamentations and other writings at our Erev Tishah B’v service this week, I am in a reflective mood (more so than usual, I should probably add). Meandering in, around and over the J-Blogosphere today, I revisited Jew Wishes’ blog and clicked on an intriguing website link – Eye Contact Foundation. It turned out to be the website concerned with the book ‘Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II’ which she reviewed here a little while ago.
I have been looking at all the entries on the website, for all of the different people that followed the Albanian tradition of besa (see here for an in-depth article on the meaning of the word) and cannot choose between them. But here is a typical example of what besa meant to the Albanians in World War Two.
Shabbat Shalom.
Shabbat Shalom, Rachel!
Comment by James — July 31, 2009 @ 3:29 pm
And to you, James.
Comment by rachel — July 31, 2009 @ 4:40 pm
Thank you for the mention and the links, Rachel! The book is absolutely wonderful and reflective.
The photograph of the Ark was taken at Congregation Mikve Israel in Savannah, Georgia. http://mickveisrael.org/
Shabbat Shalom!
Comment by jewwishes — July 31, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
You are welcome, Lorri. And thank you for the information regarding the Ark – what a beautiful home for the Torah.
Shabbat Shalom to you.
Comment by rachel — July 31, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
“Mickve”, not “Mikve”.
Comment by jewwishes — July 31, 2009 @ 4:03 pm
Fast fingers… lol.
Comment by rachel — July 31, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
Shabbat Shalom!
Comment by ilanadavita — July 31, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
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