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While on vacation together with my wife Elisheva we are staying in the beautiful seaside town of Alghero in the island of Sardinia which is part of Italy.

Besides the Italian people, their food, their drink, and especially their rich culture, we made a fascinating discovery on our visit to the city museum – In the Middle Ages it had a rich history of the Jewish community on this island.

Pottery fragments, and other similar domestic have been found and reconstructed and are now being preserved for all to see.

So Where Have All the Jews Gone?

Sardinia during that period was administered by Spain. So far so good — the truth be told not ‘so good!’ At that time there was no place in their realm for Jews.–– Exile, conversion, or death.’

Have we not been there before? At the present the Spanish Government is taking an anti-Israel stance which we can only pray will be reversed lest history repeats itself.

I firstly wrote this piece of prose from which I then created a poem following a visit to the Alghero Museum, and Catholic Cathedral and reading a description of a side chapel in remembrance of the cities lost Jews.  

Alghero Echoes from the Stones

Kaddish Prayer…

English Version…

May the great Name of God be exalted and sanctified, throughout the world, which he has created according to his will. May his Kingship be established in your lifetime and in your days, and in the lifetime of the entire household of Israel, swiftly and in the near future; and say, Amen. May his great name be blessed, forever and ever. Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, extolled, honored, elevated and lauded be the Name of the holy one, Blessed is he – above and beyond any blessings and hymns, Praises and consolations which are uttered in the world; and say Amen. May there be abundant peace from Heaven, and life, upon us and upon all Israel; and say, Amen. 

He who makes peace in his high holy places, may he bring peace upon us, and upon all Israel; and say Amen.

Kaddish Transliteration…

Yis’ga’dal v’yis’kadash sh’may ra’bbo, b’olmo dee’vro chir’usay v’yamlich malchu’say, b’chayaychon uv’yomay’chon uv’chayay d’chol bais Yisroel, ba’agolo u’viz’man koriv; v’imru Omein.
Y’hay shmay rabbo m’vorach l’olam ul’olmay olmayo.
Yisborach v’yishtabach v’yispoar v’yisromam v’yisnasay, v’yishador v’yis’aleh v’yisalal, shmay d’kudsho, brich hu, l’aylo min kl birchoso v’sheeroso, tush’bechoso v’nechemoso, da,ameeran b’olmo; vimru Omein.
Y’hay shlomo rabbo min sh’mayo, v’chayim alaynu v’al kol Yisroel; v’imru Omein.
Oseh sholom bimromov, hu ya’aseh sholom olaynu, v’al kol yisroel; vimru Omein.

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