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CHAGALL! 2 REALITATEA EVREIASCĂ - Nr Ce ne va aduce luna decembrie 2009? Ne va aduce PUBLICAŢIE A FEDERAŢIEI COMUNITĂŢĂŢILOR EVREIEŞTI DIN ROMÂNIA sãrbãtoarea de AANULNUL LIIILIII NNR.R. 3328-32928-329 (1128-1129)(1128-1129) 1 – 3300 NNOIEMBRIEOIEMBRIE 22009009 1144 HHEEŞVVANAN - 1133 KKISLEVISLEV 55770770 2244 PPAGINIAGINI – 3 LLEIEI HANUCA! Pentru că citiţi „Realitatea Evreiască“, revista noastră oferă, în semn de dragoste şi de preţuire, fi ecărui cititor câte un MARC CHAGALL: Regele David (1952) CHAGALL! 2 REALITATEA EVREIASCĂ - Nr. 328-329 (1128-1129) - 1 - 30 noiembrie 2009 Agenda deputatului F.C.E.R. dr. Aurel VAINER Sefarzii din Europa Vizite în comunităţi, primiri doresc să fi e cunoscuţi În organizarea Casei Sefarad-Israel, din Spania, şi membri ai Institutului Cervantes. la Madrid s-a desfăşurat, între 26-30 octombrie a.c., După prezentarea, în prima secţiune, a situaţiei şi acordări de distincţii congresul „Sefarzii din Est. Diaspora sefardă între comunităţilor evreieşti din ţările participante (cei doi Deputat dr. Aurel Vainer, preşedintele F.C.E.R., a partici- Balcani şi Mediterana”. Au participat reprezentanţi reprezentanţi din România vorbind despre activitatea pat la recepţii cu prilejul Zilelor Naţionale ale Spaniei, Germa- ai comunităţilor sefarde din Bulgaria, Grecia, Serbia, F.C.E.R.), delegaţii au adoptat un memorandum, niei, Austriei şi a primit o distincţie la Academia Română. Par- Turcia, Bosnia-Herţegovina (comunitatea din Sara- vizând colaborarea dintre organizaţiile sefarde din ticipări la simpozioane, interviuri acordate unor publicaţii din ievo, ministrul de externe şi ambasadorul Bosniei- Spania şi comunităţile sefarde din Europa de est, Germania, Israel, Spania, întâlniri cu directorul Joint pentru Herţegovina de la Berna), Macedonia, F.C.E. Spania, pentru a menţine şi cultiva tradiţiile şi moştenirea Europa, Alberto Senderey, cu conducerea ROMFILATELIA Red de Judeiras de Espana, Casa del Mediteraneo, culturală sefarde. pentru lansarea unei mărci poştale „Primul teatru idiş din lume Casa Sefarad- Israel. România a fost reprezentată de Delegaţiile au fost primite de înalţi demnitari spani- – 1876, România”, vizite în comunităţile din Botoşani, Iaşi, dr. Irina Cajal Marin şi de dr.ing.José Blum, consilier oli, inclusiv de ministrul spaniol al Afacerilor Externe, Timişoara, susţinerea, în Camera Deputaţilor, a propunerii al preşedintelui F.C.E.R. Congresul s-a desfăşurat Miguel Angel Moratinos. Ele au participat, la Institutul legate de majorarea indemnizaţiilor la Legea 189, primiri la în două secţiuni: una cu delegaţiile amintite şi o a Cervantes, la programul „Spania şi lumea sefardă” preşedintele României, Traian Băsescu, participarea la inau- doua, intitulată „Sefarzii în literatură”, la care au fost şi la prezentarea fi lmului „Femeia din Saraievo”, în gurarea celui mai mare mall din România, Africa-Israel (AFI) prezenţi printre invitaţii speciali Norman Manea, Rina care se vorbeşte despre prima femeie musulmană au fi gurat pe agenda domniei sale. Recepţiile i-au prilejuit Frank (Israel-România), Eduard Serotta (Centropa) declarată ”Drept între Popoare”.(E.G.) reconfi rmări ale aprecierilor de care se bucură F.C.E.R. în rândul Corpului diplomatic din România. La Academia Ro- mână, au fost decernate, de către prof. univ. dr. Ilie Gilbert, Am consemnat pentru dumneavoastră Diplome de Onoare din partea Şcolii Superioare de Război „Aveţi o comunitate din Brazilia unuia dintre foştii preşedinţi ai României, Ion Ili- (Reuniuni ale Comitetului Director al F.C.E.R. escu, preşedintelui Academiei Române, acad. Ionel Haiduc, extraordinară!” din octombrie a.c.) academicianului Răzvan Theodorescu, generalilor Cândea şi La întrunirile Comitetului Director al F.C.E.R., din 16 şi Frunzetti şi deputatului nostru, dr. Aurel Vainer. La Simpozio- A fost aprecierea făcută, în urma unei vizite 30 octombrie a.c. s-a hotărât ca reuniunea Consiliului de nul „Balcanii şi Europa” (organizator - reputatul jurnalist Carol de trei zile în România, de Udi Meron şi Michael Conducere al F.C.E.R. să aibă loc între 24-25 ianuarie 2010, Roman), deputatul F.C.E.R. a remarcat conferinţa despre Sircovich, de la Departamentul Diaspora al Mi- având pe agendă: ~ Congresul F.C.E.R. din martie 2010, cu Holocaust, susţinută de prof. univ. dr. Zoe Petre. În ciclul nisterului israelian de Externe. Meron şi Sircovich menţinerea regulilor de reprezentare ale celui din 2005; ~ or- conferinţelor de la Colegiul Naţional de Apărare, susţinute s-au deplasat la Timişoara şi Oradea, unde au stat ganizarea de alegeri la comunităţile unde mandatul actualei de dr. Radu Ioanid, dr. Alexandru Florian, dr. Liviu Beris, de vorbă cu conducerea şi membri ai comunităţi- conduceri a fost depăşit; ~ aprobarea de către Consiliul de gral. Oliver Lustig, dr. Aurel Vainer a ţinut o prelegere despre lor de-acolo. La Bucureşti, după o convorbire cu Conducere a documentelor Congresului. S-au considerat „Evreii din România, coordonate actuale şi perspective”. La preşedintele F.C.E.R., dr. Aurel Vainer, demnitarii reuşite: şcoala de iudaism şi istorie a evreilor SIHA, orga- întâlnirea cu Alberto Senderey, au fost discutate: menţine- israelieni s-au întâlnit şi cu Erwin Şimşensohn, nizarea sărbătorilor de toamnă la C.E.B. şi în comunităţile rea sprijinului fi nanciar al Joint-ului, în condiţiile gestionării preşedintele C.E.B., care le-a servit şi ca ghid la din ţară. A fost apreciat modul în care autorităţile statului şi cu efi cienţă sporită de către F.C.E.R. a resurselor materiale Sinagoga Mare. Au fost vizitate, de asemenea, F.C.E.R. au colaborat la comemorarea Zilei Holocaustului în şi fi nanciare de care dispune, în strânsă relaţie cu evoluţia Muzeul de Istorie a Evreilor, Centrul Comunitar România. Au fost discutate: organizarea Hanukiadei 5770, crizei economice şi fi nanciare din România. Reprezentantul Evreiesc (J.C.C.) şi D.A.S.M., în primul rând reinaugurarea Sinagogii din Lemn de la Piatra Neamţ, pro- Joint-ului s-a angajat să susţină asistenţa socială şi medicală, secţia de asistenţă medicală. Pretutindeni le-au bleme curente ale Centrului de Administrare a Patrimoniului educaţia şi prezervarea moştenirii iudaice. fost prezentate activităţile ce se desfăşoară, pe Imobiliar (C.A.P.I.). S-a aprobat ca obştea evreilor din Petro- Însoţit de directorul Centrului de Admininistrare a Patrimo- care, de-altfel, le-au putut vedea şi „pe viu”. „Ne şani să fi e direct subordonată Federaţiei. Pe baza informării niului Imobiliar al F.C.E.R., ing. Rudy Marcovici, deputatul dr. ocupăm mai ales de viaţa evreiască din comu- despre situaţia fi nanciară actuală, s-a decis trecerea la un Aurel Vainer a adus un Sul de Tora restaurat în Israel pentru nităţile est-europene, precum şi de probleme de buget de austeritate pentru 2010. A fost apreciată acţiunea Sinagoga din Botoşani, a constatat grija conducerii Comuni- antisemitism din aceste ţări. Am fost în statele inaugurării noului Centru de Ajutor Medical al F.C.E.R. Preşe- tăţii pentru menţinerea în bună stare a cimitirului, inclusiv re- baltice, în Cehia, Croaţia, dar nicăieri nu am vă- dintele C.E.B., Erwin Şimşensohn, a făcut o informare despre facerea celor 24 de pietre tombale vandalizate. Conducerea zut o activitate atât de intensă şi multilaterală, o Conferinţa “Facing To-Morrow”, desfăşurată la Ierusalim, locală a solicitat o expertiză pentru eradicarea şi valorifi carea preocupare atât de serioasă faţă de toate gene- între 20 – 22 octombrie a.c., sub auspiciile preşedintelui vegetaţiei suplimentare din cimitir. Au fost vizitate fostele săli raţiile şi de multiplele aspecte ale vieţii evreieşti. Statului Israel, Shimon Peres. A fost aprobată lansarea unei ale restaurantului şi abatorului ritual în perspectiva amenajării Ne-am dat seama cu surprindere că avem încă emisiuni comune de mărci poştale, «Primul teatru idiş din unui nou Centru Comunitar Evreiesc. foarte multe de văzut, de aceea promitem că ne lume – Iaşi, 1876, România», prin colaborare între F.C.E.R., La Iaşi, dr. Aurel Vainer a adus o Sefer Tora pentru vom întoarce şi vom petrece aici o perioadă mai T.E.S., Poşta din Israel, Romfi latelia. Sinagoga Mare, în curs de renovare, a discutat probleme îndelungată”, ne-au declarat oaspeţii, încântaţi de NILU ARONOVICI organizatorice legate de alegeri pentru conducerea Comu- cele văzute. (E.G.) nităţii, a participat la inaugurarea noului Bloc de Producţie al Postului de Radio – Iaşi, a înmânat Diplome de Excelenţă „Noi nu stăm cu braţele încrucişate în faţa antisemiţilor” unor realizatori de emisiuni radiofonice. La eveniment au participat preşedintele director general al S.R.R. Maria Ţo- (Matineu de istorie la Centrul Comunitar Evreiesc) ghină şi personalităţi locale. În alocuţiunea rostită cu acest Conferinţa „Antisemitism în epoca modernă”, o ideologie nazistă, ci de propaganda unor criminali. prilej, dr. Aurel Vainer a subliniat excelenta colaborare între susţinută de prof. univ. dr. Ilie Gilbert, din Brazilia, Preşedintele F.C.E.R., dr. Aurel Vainer, a apreciat F.C.E.R., S.R.R., Radio – Iaşi. (prezentare - preşedintele F.C.E.R., dr. Aurel Vainer), coerenţa şi sinceritatea punctului de vedere expus de La Timişoara, preşedintele F.C.E.R. a vizitat trei sinagogi a fost axată pe ideea că nu se poate lupta cu armele conferenţiar, dar „noi nu stăm cu braţele încrucişate (două afl ate în comodat), în vederea realizării unor lucrări raţiunii împotriva unei tradiţii viscerale: antisemitismul. în faţa antisemiţilor”, a conchis domnia sa. Proiectul de structură strict necesare, a discutat probleme privind or- Atât timp cât antisemitismul-tradiţie nu este violent, de cercetare al C.S.I.E.R. - „O nouă sursă istorică ganizarea de alegeri pentru conducerea comunitară locală trebuie să căutăm o cale de coexistenţă, pentru că fe- despre Holocaustul românesc. Datele statistice ale şi înfi inţarea unui Centru Comunitar Evreiesc. nomenul va continua. Opiniile participanţilor s-au referit Congresului Mondial Evreiesc (C.M.E.) 1945 – 1946” Proiectul sus-amintit de majorare a indemnizaţiilor, sus- la faptul că: ~ în prezent, antisemitismul este, adesea, - a pus refl ectorul asupra: ~ valorifi cării unui tezaur: ţinut la Camera Deputaţilor, a primit un nou termen pentru antiisraelism (dr.
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