By My Spirit was a worldwide gathering that occurred in Toledo, Spain on May 3 and 4 of 1992.[1] The purpose was to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the expulsion of Spain's Jews. Organized mainly by Michele Bokobza, this event gathered around 3000 people:[2] Jews, Spaniards and other noteworthy personalities like Queen Sophia of Spain.[2] The most represented nationalities were the U.S., France, Israel and Belgium.
The "Spirit" of this event was forgiveness : bring back together two people - Jews and Spaniards.
One of By My Spirit's main events was the concert during which the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra[2] performed; in particular the No.2 Violin Concerto piece of Mendelssohn.
Later that night, the Hatikvah torch was lit and was used to light seven other torches handed to the ambassadors of the countries that received the exiled Jews 500 years ago: France, Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Morocco, Turkey and Italy. These torches were taken to their respective countries, many of which then held ceremonies.[3]
References
edit- ^ Rozenberg, Danielle (2010). La España contemporánea y la cuestión judía: retejiendo los hilos de la memoria y de la historia (in Spanish). Marcial Pons Historia. p. 331. ISBN 978-84-92820-20-7.
- ^ a b c "Crítica | La Filarmónica de Israel marca el encuentro de 3.000 judios sefardíes en Toledo". El País (in Spanish). 1992-05-05. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Jews and Spaniards Come Together to Celebrate 'by My Spirit' Gala". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 1992-05-06. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
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