Comments on: The Jews Of Lebanon: Between Coexistence And Conflict http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/ The Official JOL Website Coming Soon Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:19:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: figuier de barbarie http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-1772 figuier de barbarie Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:10:51 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-1772 ERRATUM Dear all ! there's a mistake when I said : Judaism is Christianity and (not an) Islam roots sorry but english is my 3rd language after arabic and french Love FDB ERRATUM

Dear all !

there’s a mistake when I said :
Judaism is Christianity and (not an) Islam roots

sorry but english is my 3rd language after arabic and french

Love
FDB

]]> By: figuier de barbarie http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-1771 figuier de barbarie Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:57:56 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-1771 Dear all ! I'm very touched to discover this blog ! How sad was I , when I discovered couple years ago for the first time in Lebanon a synagogue in Wadi Bou Jmil Street, abandoned, while since mid 90s, in the neighbourhood down town Beirut, all churches and mosquées were restaured beautifully. I was hurt and since then I am always anxious that this beautiful temple could disappear . Than one day I was at Sodeco and I discovered behind a very high wall a jewish cemitery, and that day I wanted so much to enter this sacred and abandoned place and clean it, then pray our common God for our beloved jewish compatriots who lived and loved lebanon till death. But who should I contact to do it without any risk of I don't know what kind of risk ? Also since then, I am very sad each time I remember this peaceful place. I hope one day jewish lebanese will be able to live again all over Lebanon and rebuilt tens of synagogues, then we can share with them Shabat and all their religious celebrations that inspired most of christians and muslims ones. Judaism is Christianity an Islam roots. For me Muslims and Jewish are, as we say in spoken arabic language: Taje rasna . Well what else can I say . Let us pray our common God that all powerfull political leaders could find a wise solution for this deep blessure and all other lebanese and Mideast dirty conflicts. Love FDB Dear all !

I’m very touched to discover this blog !

How sad was I , when I discovered couple years ago for the first time in Lebanon a synagogue in Wadi Bou Jmil Street, abandoned, while since mid 90s, in the neighbourhood down town Beirut, all churches and mosquées were restaured beautifully. I was hurt and since then I am always anxious that this beautiful temple could disappear .
Than one day I was at Sodeco and I discovered behind a very high wall a jewish cemitery, and that day I wanted so much to enter this sacred and abandoned place and clean it, then pray our common God for our beloved jewish compatriots who lived and loved lebanon till death.
But who should I contact to do it without any risk of I don’t know what kind of risk ?
Also since then, I am very sad each time I remember this peaceful place.

I hope one day jewish lebanese will be able to live again all over Lebanon and rebuilt tens of synagogues, then we can share with them Shabat and all their religious celebrations that inspired most of christians and muslims ones.
Judaism is Christianity an Islam roots.
For me Muslims and Jewish are, as we say in spoken arabic language:
Taje rasna .

Well what else can I say . Let us pray our common God that all powerfull political leaders could find a wise solution for this deep blessure and all other lebanese and Mideast dirty conflicts.

Love
FDB

]]> By: Andrea http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-219 Andrea Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:08:45 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-219 To Sandrinou (September 27, 2007 @ 12:17 pm): “If you say that you are Israel, you are simply ALSO Lebanese (I say)”. I’m not Hebrew, jew, but I know them very very well. Every jew from world (99% of them), in everywhere they live, will always love Israel, the their homeland, the first homeland for all them. In Lebanon there’s arab people but ALSO Armenian-Lebanese (with love ALSO for Armenia), greek, jew etc. Every jew loves Jerusalem in his religion, ALL JEW for his God (in their religion there’s always Israel and Jerusalem). Respect for all. I’m not speaking about Israeli’s wars, no, don’t worry. I’m speaking about LOVE for every nation from middle east. I love Lebanon (melting polt that I like) but also Israel, Palestine, Jordan and you all. Coexistence for all. Sandrinou, David and Ben, are ok at 100% for me. They love Lebanon but also Israel like Armenian-Lebanese love ALSO Armenia and at the same way the wonderful Lebanon. Of course I know that Judaism is until today one of the officially recognized religions in Lebanon. SalaamShalom to you all, I hope a true peace for all middle east, it’s a my dream since long time ago. I have jew friends but also maronite and muslim friends. Very good luck for David, jew Lebanese that loves also Israel with Lebanon, both for coexistence and democracy. To Sandrinou (September 27, 2007 @ 12:17 pm): “If you say that you are Israel, you are simply ALSO Lebanese (I say)”. I’m not Hebrew, jew, but I know them very very well. Every jew from world (99% of them), in everywhere they live, will always love Israel, the their homeland, the first homeland for all them. In Lebanon there’s arab people but ALSO Armenian-Lebanese (with love ALSO for Armenia), greek, jew etc. Every jew loves Jerusalem in his religion, ALL JEW for his God (in their religion there’s always Israel and Jerusalem). Respect for all. I’m not speaking about Israeli’s wars, no, don’t worry. I’m speaking about LOVE for every nation from middle east. I love Lebanon (melting polt that I like) but also Israel, Palestine, Jordan and you all. Coexistence for all. Sandrinou, David and Ben, are ok at 100% for me. They love Lebanon but also Israel like Armenian-Lebanese love ALSO Armenia and at the same way the wonderful Lebanon. Of course I know that Judaism is until today one of the officially recognized religions in Lebanon. SalaamShalom to you all, I hope a true peace for all middle east, it’s a my dream since long time ago. I have jew friends but also maronite and muslim friends. Very good luck for David, jew Lebanese that loves also Israel with Lebanon, both for coexistence and democracy.

]]> By: Sandrinou http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-218 Sandrinou Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:27:00 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-218 Oh and one last thing : "UNTIL THOSE JEWS ARE SAFE NO JEWISH LEB WILL FATHOM GOING BACK TO LEBANON LET ALONE VISIT" Well, that's what Aaron is trying to do and that is why we should do everything to provide him with the help he needs. PS. 250 lebanese jews had permanently come back to Lebanon on june, 6, 2006. 6 days later ........ Oh and one last thing :
“UNTIL THOSE JEWS ARE SAFE NO JEWISH LEB WILL FATHOM GOING BACK TO LEBANON LET ALONE VISIT”

Well, that’s what Aaron is trying to do and that is why we should do everything to provide him with the help he needs.

PS. 250 lebanese jews had permanently come back to Lebanon on june, 6, 2006.
6 days later ……..

]]> By: Sandrinou http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-217 Sandrinou Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:17:21 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-217 Ben and David, I am finally glad people like you decided to post on this blog. There are many anti-zionist jews that do not have particular attachments to Israel...Oups, Sorry, "The land GOD gave you"... If you say that you are Israel, you are simply not Lebanese. You do not belong with this project and not on this blog. Many jews DO feel attachment towards Lebanon or their home country (shouldn't that be the US for you?). That is one of the reasons they stayed. And contralily to the ignorants you are, they are allowed to participate in political life and practice their faith. Judaism is until today one of the officially recognized religions in Lebanon. They are definitely afraid and not secure. But, hey guess what, so is half of the population. Thanks among others to last year's war, which I have not heard one single "lebanese jew" as you call yourself, criticize or take stands for Leb from the US, etc, etc, etc. Point is, dear friends : I'm a Lebanese Christian, and I feel too sometimes that the Lebanon that existed doesn't anymore. But it takes only little to go back and see that the people are the same. We live together, we care for each other. And if someone attacks Lebanon, we will stand together, from whatever religion or whatever faith. Lebanese jews were never attacked by Lebanese. The Maghen Avraham was destroyed by Israeli warships. Read and get out of the box and be smart enough not to be fed crap, like "You are israel". You are you. Where you live, where you come from, and where you want to be. There is no prior definition to who you are, based on your religion. That's an insult to yourself for a start. Are you israel? Are you proud of israel today ? DO YOU FEEL SOMETIMES what a shame it is that we don't have peace, that you won't come back, that you feel Lebanon is dead ? Anyways, many people want this project to fail. It won't. We ow it to the ones who stayed or to the ones who left with a broken-heart and the hope to come back someday. They are Lebanon. Ben and David,
I am finally glad people like you decided to post on this blog.
There are many anti-zionist jews that do not have particular attachments to Israel…Oups, Sorry, “The land GOD gave you”… If you say that you are Israel, you are simply not Lebanese. You do not belong with this project and not on this blog. Many jews DO feel attachment towards Lebanon or their home country (shouldn’t that be the US for you?). That is one of the reasons they stayed. And contralily to the ignorants you are, they are allowed to participate in political life and practice their faith. Judaism is until today one of the officially recognized religions in Lebanon. They are definitely afraid and not secure. But, hey guess what, so is half of the population. Thanks among others to last year’s war, which I have not heard one single “lebanese jew” as you call yourself, criticize or take stands for Leb from the US, etc, etc, etc.
Point is, dear friends : I’m a Lebanese Christian, and I feel too sometimes that the Lebanon that existed doesn’t anymore. But it takes only little to go back and see that the people are the same. We live together, we care for each other. And if someone attacks Lebanon, we will stand together, from whatever religion or whatever faith. Lebanese jews were never attacked by Lebanese. The Maghen Avraham was destroyed by Israeli warships. Read and get out of the box and be smart enough not to be fed crap, like “You are israel”. You are you. Where you live, where you come from, and where you want to be. There is no prior definition to who you are, based on your religion. That’s an insult to yourself for a start. Are you israel? Are you proud of israel today ? DO YOU FEEL SOMETIMES what a shame it is that we don’t have peace, that you won’t come back, that you feel Lebanon is dead ?
Anyways, many people want this project to fail. It won’t. We ow it to the ones who stayed or to the ones who left with a broken-heart and the hope to come back someday. They are Lebanon.

]]> By: Suha http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-216 Suha Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:58:18 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-216 Of course you have the right to feel whatever you want to feel, but that idea about Jews not coming back to Lebanon is simply mistaken. I have Jewish friends, Lebanese and others with blatantly Jewish names, who visit Lebanon on a regular basis. Of course you have the right to feel whatever you want to feel, but that idea about Jews not coming back to Lebanon is simply mistaken. I have Jewish friends, Lebanese and others with blatantly Jewish names, who visit Lebanon on a regular basis.

]]> By: david .s http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-215 david .s Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:22:58 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-215 i am lebanse jew that feel the same thanks ben i am lebanse jew that feel the same
thanks ben

]]> By: ben http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-214 ben Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:09:18 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-214 omar you are being retarded you must understand that US jews need a place where they can feel free and safe, a place we can call home and not be bothered like every other group or nation the jewish people ARE israel and we can NEVER forget it i am a JEW OF LEBANESE HERITAGE, my heritage is not lost, we keep our traditions and our customs, the land of lebanon we once lived in is one THAT DOES NOT EXIST. THE JEWS OF THE WORLD ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING UNDER SCRUTINY as a little known fact to all, a jew in lebanon was "accepted" politically but also knew that there was a fine line and that their security could be compromised at any moment, as is the case in history. one of the first groups to be targeted was the jews when the first civil war broke out even if they did not have a part in it the current jews that do live in lebanon live in fear and oppression that something will happen, they are not allowed to exercise their jewishness in the open like the muslims and christains do. UNTIL THOSE JEWS ARE SAFE NO JEWISH LEB WILL FATHOM GOING BACK TO LEBANON LET ALONE VISIT and that i can assure you omar you are being retarded

you must understand that US jews need a place where they can feel free and safe, a place we can call home and not be bothered like every other group or nation

the jewish people ARE israel and we can NEVER forget it

i am a JEW OF LEBANESE HERITAGE, my heritage is not lost, we keep our traditions and our customs, the land of lebanon we once lived in is one THAT DOES NOT EXIST.

THE JEWS OF THE WORLD ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING UNDER SCRUTINY

as a little known fact to all, a jew in lebanon was “accepted” politically but also knew that there was a fine line and that their security could be compromised at any moment, as is the case in history. one of the first groups to be targeted was the jews when the first civil war broke out even if they did not have a part in it

the current jews that do live in lebanon live in fear and oppression that something will happen, they are not allowed to exercise their jewishness in the open like the muslims and christains do. UNTIL THOSE JEWS ARE SAFE NO JEWISH LEB WILL FATHOM GOING BACK TO LEBANON LET ALONE VISIT

and that i can assure you

]]> By: Omar Kaj http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-213 Omar Kaj Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:43:06 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-213 What I'd like to see are Jews returning to Lebanon for their long lost Lebanese citizenship, and see Jewish communities florish and overlap with Arab communities in a friendly manner. They should forget about Israel as being the hot cake for a moment, and reclaim lost heritage, such as the Maghen Avaham Synagogue. What I’d like to see are Jews returning to Lebanon for their long lost Lebanese citizenship, and see Jewish communities florish and overlap with Arab communities in a friendly manner. They should forget about Israel as being the hot cake for a moment, and reclaim lost heritage, such as the Maghen Avaham Synagogue.

]]> By: Esther Baxter http://www.thejewsoflebanon.org/me/2006/10/22/the-jews-of-lebanon-between-coexistence-and-conflict/#comment-212 Esther Baxter Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:02:00 +0000 http://thejewsoflebanon.org/me/?p=48#comment-212 <strong>history of purim</strong> Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Esther Baxter. history of purim

Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Esther Baxter.

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