tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post2581409941339572842..comments2023-11-05T22:12:50.570+11:00Comments on Daphne Anson: “If I Forget Thee ...”: Longing and Leaving for the Land before the mid-Nineteenth CenturyDaphne Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-39400609672759139092010-10-28T04:29:44.795+11:002010-10-28T04:29:44.795+11:00Ian, there were certainly "famines" in E...Ian, there were certainly "famines" in Eretz Israel from time to time, and during the nineteenth century at any rate emissaries from the Jewish communities descended upon their brethren in Europe begging relief. The London "Jewish Chronicle" carried subscription lists, which show that there were many Christians among those who contributed to funds for the Jews' aid. (Christians also subscribed generously to synagogue building funds and funds for other Jewish institutions in the UK - that's why it saddens me to hear Britain traduced as an inherently antisemitic country when it was plainly nothing of the sort - I'll blog about that at some stage!). I'll be posting travellers' tales from time to time that throw more light on the condition of of the Land and its inhabitants.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-9082160186587336352010-10-28T03:31:52.673+11:002010-10-28T03:31:52.673+11:00Absolutely fascinating, but a somewhat different p...Absolutely fascinating, but a somewhat different picture from the oft-quoted Mark Twain. Did the fruitfulness of the Middle Ages suddenly decline? However, the documentation of a steady flow of Jews back to Israel yet again gives the lie to modern Arab myths. Well worth the read and not a waste of time!Ian Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-5297893814318292052010-10-28T03:04:28.624+11:002010-10-28T03:04:28.624+11:00Thanks, Juniper. As you know, I can't resist a...Thanks, Juniper. As you know, I can't resist a look at history now and again.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-39780382015283299472010-10-28T00:18:20.161+11:002010-10-28T00:18:20.161+11:00Lovely post!Lovely post!Juniper in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708630426785072160noreply@blogger.com