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PAGE 16 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE April 2, 1982
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rewarded,” he continued, “as your
ancestors were, you were even
robbed of all your worldly
possessions. From behind, his
voice rising, “you were pursued by
the Czar with his officers, and in
front you were confronted by the
Atlantic Ocean."
Benjamin then challenged them
to realize what it meant to be in
America. “When in the not distant
future you will improve your
condition and become in possession
of gold and silver, do not cast it into
a golden calf. Nor worship it as an
idol as your ancestors did—
believing that money is
everything.” Now he reached the
main point: “Be free with your
money for benevolent purposes,
because you are in a free country.”
Then he explained what he
believed they should do with their
new-found freedom. “You are free
to remain worthy citizens, free to
build magnificent hospitals, orphan
asylums, and free school to
instruct poor children, in the
Hebrew language, and above all
free to remain Jews and also to
glorify in that name."
Raising the second cup, he
offered a toast to the health of
England, a way station for many of
the immigrants.
The Seder continued with the
meal and “the food, although
plain, was tastefully prepared."
The rest of the Haggadah was
recited with the third cup being
drunk as a toast to the Alliance
Israelite, the worldwide
organization for defending Jewish
rights and the fourth to the health
of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society and the Down-Town
Society, the two groups which had
provided for the Seder.
Just before the conclusion of the
Seder a young immigrant,
speaking for the group, expressed
sincere gratitude for all the
kindness shown to them. However,
he was unable to continue. The
emotion of the Seder, the events in
his recent past and of those
assembled got the best of him. He
broke down in tears. Mr. Benjamin
shook the young man’s hand, put
his arm about his shoulder and
A special half-hour documentary
film on the Passover holiday can
be seen on Georgia Public
Television Thursday, April 8, at
10:30 p.m. “Passover” is hosted by
Edward Asner.
An American Seder is the
program’s focal point. Also filmed
were Seders practiced by several
Israeli families, and the scene of
another well-known Jewish Seder
is included: the Upper Room
where Jesus and the 12 apostles
participated in the Last Supper.
Other sequences shot on
location in Israel show art from
several rare, historical Haggadahs;
an Israeli dance troupe; and
several geographical locations that
pertain to the Passover story: the
indicated to all assembled that
words were not necessary. “On
your faces,” he looked at all of
them, “is written your deepest
gratitude.”
With joyful singing and cheers
for all those who had rendered
service, the Seder concluded and
the visitors made their way home.
Would that they realized that the
Passover celebrated on Ward’s
Island was the herald of a massive
wave of immigration, which by its
conclusion in 1925 would have
increased the number of Jews in
the U.S. A. to over four million. As
we recall the centennial of that
Seder, we know that it was a night
to remember.
Sinai Desert, Jericho and the
Western Wall.
The segments filmed in Israel are
intended to illustrate the
universality of the practice of
Passover among Jews everywhere,
according to co-producer and
writer Edward Cohen.
“Throughout history,” said
Cohen, “the Jewish people have
faced political subjugation, forced
conversions, the Inquisition, mob
violence and the ultimate challenge
to their existence: Hitler’s mass
murder. But always deliverance
has come, and the Jewish people
and the spirit of Judaism have
survived. This is what Passover
celebrates.”
Ed Asner to host
Passover TV film
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delicious Coca-Cola all through the
Passover days. And don t forget TAD
which is Kosher for Passover. Doth
have been certified Kosher for
Passover by Rabbi Marc H. Wilson
of Congregation Shearith Israel.
(10-ounce one-way bottle Coca-
Cola and 10-ounce one-way bottle
TAD, both identified by the
letter "K” on the crown.)
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