Page 15 - Jewish News_04-2021

FEDERATION NEWS April 2021 15A

CRConnect: Did Israel create La Balanguera! The Larger SERVING THE JEWISH

the Palestinian refugee issue? Island – Majorca! L’Dor COMMUNITY SINCE 1978
Charter Members of Temple Sinai
By Jeremy Lisitza, Director of Innovation and Volunteer Engagement
he revival of modern Jewish in 1391 that would later set the stage V’Dor Selling Real Estate
life in Spain can be a shining for the forced general mass conver- to Every Generation
Tlight to the rest of the world. sion of 1435. Come and look for clues
Join us when Club Fed Passport takes and hints that suggest a robust Jewish
us to Majorca, Spain. In his new and community that was extinguished over
cutting-edge virtual tour, Dani Rotstein centuries in the fires of the Inquisition. Selling the “Sarasota Lifestyle”...
brings his wealth of Jewish informal We then come back together for be it Downtown, Waterfront,
education straight to your living room, Part Two on Monday, April 26 at 10:30
pulling back the curtain on the Spanish a.m. for Crypto-Judaism – Keeping Golf or other Residential Communities
island’s secret Crypto-Judio and Con- the Faith During the Inquisition. We
verso history. will learn about the famous failed THE
We will begin our trip on Monday, boat escape of 1688 when 40 Cryp- ollier Group
April 19 at 10:30 a.m. in Medieval to-Jews tried to flee the island un- Janis Collier, REALTOR ®
Majorca and its Golden Age. During successfully. This interactive route
Part One, we will visit the inside of the challenges viewers to imagine how 941.313.1212
permanent exhibit in the Jewish Quar- secret Jews kept their Jewish traditions JanisCollier@michaelsaunders.com
Mary Collier, REALTOR
®
ter Interpretation Center which was behind closed doors. What were some Ron Collier, REALTOR ®
inaugurated in 2015. We will trace the of their customs? How did they pass on PLEASE CONSIDER US FOR YOUR REFERRALS... THEY WILL BE TREATED LIKE FAMILY.
footsteps of the Medieval Jews who through the generations this “illegal” Make Your Next “Smart Move” contact The Collier Group today
religion? 1605 Main Street, Suite 101
The tour is led by Dani Rotstein, Sarasota, FL 34236
film producer, history teller, “Rikud- 941.951.6660
aholic” and community organizer liv-
ing in the Balearic Islands of Spain. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS
Originally from New Jersey, he moved
to Majorca Island in 2014 where he THEY HELP MAKE
learned of the taboo history of the Con-
versos, or Chuetas, native to the island. THE JEWISH NEWS POSSIBLE
Since then, he has made it his life’s
passion to continue exploring, uncov-
ering and sharing this interesting piece
of little-known Jewish history.
Majorca garden statue Don’t miss your chance to discover
walked the narrow alleyways of a unique 600-year-old community, one UROLOGY TREATMENT CENTER
the Casco Antiguo – or Old Town. We that the global Jewish world is helping
will learn about famous Mallorquin bring back to life! Tickets for the two- • BARZELL • GREEN • AKARY •
rabbis, philosophers and cartographers part virtual tour are $18 per household.
such as Jafuda ben Cresques. We will Register at jfedsrq.org/events. WINSTON E. BARZELL, MD, FACS, FRCS
also learn about the terrible attacks For more information, contact me at Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
on the Jewish quarters of the island jlisitza@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2113. JOSHUA T. GREEN, MD, FACS
Diplomate of the American Board of Urology
CRConnect...continued from page 14A EIHAB AKARY, MD
them citizenship, they would no lon- ‹ Arab countries were unwilling to Urologist
ger have had the status of refugees take in the Palestinian refugees and CASIE WODZIEN, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC
and no right to return to their homes grant them citizenship. They were
in Israel. It was a political decision unwilling to provide them a home- 3325 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 200 6310 Health Parkway, Suite 210 4351 Cortez Road, Suite 201
by the Arab countries to leave these land – or even a place to live. Sarasota, FL 34239 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 Bradenton, FL 34210
refugees homeless and let them suffer ‹ Jordan and Egypt controlled the PHONE: 941.917.8488 Urologytreatmentcenter.com
in the squalor of the refugee camps West Bank, East Jerusalem and FAX: 941.917.8475 a Division of 21 Century Oncology
which, at that time, were all under their the Old City, as well as Gaza from
control. 1948 until 1967. They never made
In short, Israel neither caused nor any attempt to create an indepen-
created the Arab refugee issue. dent Palestinian state nor establish
In summary: Jerusalem as its capital.
‹ The Arab refugee issue was caused The result is that the refugee prob-
by the refusal of the Arabs to ac- lem continues to exist today and con-
cept the United Nations partition tinues to serve as an impediment to
plan together with their decision to peace. Your Local
attack the Jews and attempt to de- For more detailed information and
stroy the newly declared indepen- original source material, please visit Mortgage Lender
dent State of Israel. the Federation website at jfedsrq.org/
‹ Israel expelled some of the Arabs crconnect. ■ Conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA
both before and during the War of Any opinions expressed in this article ■ Construction/Renovation Loans
Independence, but the vast majori- are those of the author and not nec- ■ Jumbo Loans
ty left of their own free will or with essarily those of The Jewish News or
encouragement from the invading The Jewish Federation of Sarasota- ■ Physician Loan Program
armies. Manatee. ■ Custom Portfolio Loans
■ Manufactured Home Loans
280 kosher Penny Hill Group
140 kosher
Scott Kolbe, Penny Hill,
characters: and Paul Eidel
characters:
(941) 545-1275
pennyhillgroup@centerstatebank.com
Scott NMLS# 450453
twitter.com/jfedsrq Penny NMLS# 365464
Paul NMLS# 1041466

South State Bank and CenterState Bank, N.A. have merged
to become South State Bank, N.A. Corp. NMLS#403455.
Please visit bankingforward.com to learn more.