Comments on: Eicha for North Lawndale http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/ Progressive Jews & Judaism Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aharon http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-701631 Aharon Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:18:55 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-701631 You appear to have confused "Eichah" with "Kinnot." This is an excellent Kinnah though and I plan to recite it next year. You appear to have confused “Eichah” with “Kinnot.” This is an excellent Kinnah though and I plan to recite it next year.

]]> By: Zo http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-701225 Zo Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:28:16 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-701225 what a lovely old building, remininscent of the synagogues we have in my current home town of Budapest: http://jewish.hu/view.php?clabel=zsinagogak Having spent my childhood in the US South I sometime forget that there are historic buildings in the States, too what a lovely old building, remininscent of the synagogues we have in my current home town of Budapest: jewish.hu/view.php?clabel=zsinagogak Having spent my childhood in the US South I sometime forget that there are historic buildings in the States, too

]]> By: Northside http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-701041 Northside Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:04:23 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-701041 Adam, thank you for sharing your sentiment, especially in this poetic form. Adam, thank you for sharing your sentiment, especially in this poetic form.

]]> By: Robert Tabak http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-700910 Robert Tabak Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:44:22 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-700910 The classic article on the decline of North Lawndale (written while it was virtually in progress) is "This Was North Lawndale: The Transplantation of a Jewish Community" by Erich Rosenthal in the journal Jewish Social Studies, Vol. 22:2, April 1960 pp. 67-82. He covers religious, secular, educational, health care and other institutions. Rosenthal estimates that the Jewish population of the neighborhood was 65,000 in 1946 and (outside of institutions) about 500 in 1956. The classic article on the decline of North Lawndale (written while it was virtually in progress) is “This Was North Lawndale: The Transplantation of a Jewish Community” by Erich Rosenthal in the journal Jewish Social Studies, Vol. 22:2, April 1960 pp. 67-82.
He covers religious, secular, educational, health care and other institutions. Rosenthal estimates that the Jewish population of the neighborhood was 65,000 in 1946 and (outside of institutions) about 500 in 1956.

]]> By: adam davis http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-700852 adam davis Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:59:04 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-700852 True, and the post is in agreement with this sentiment. Sad as it is, its better not to have an 'edifice complex.' Still, we should note the demise of this place and mourn it just a little bit... True, and the post is in agreement with this sentiment. Sad as it is, its better not to have an ‘edifice complex.’ Still, we should note the demise of this place and mourn it just a little bit…

]]> By: Jeff http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-700844 Jeff Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:03:35 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-700844 Life consists of change. People move on. You can't preserve every historic shul. Life consists of change. People move on. You can’t preserve every historic shul.

]]> By: Adam http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-700798 Adam Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:40:02 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-700798 @Warren Point taken. It was a reflection on the day taking some creative license to discuss the phenomen. @Warren Point taken. It was a reflection on the day taking some creative license to discuss the phenomen.

]]> By: Warren http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-700776 Warren Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:12:27 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-700776 Eicha is not about the Temple falling into disrepair after Jews relocated to the suburbs of Babylonia. Eicha is not about the Temple falling into disrepair after Jews relocated to the suburbs of Babylonia.

]]> By: Dave Boxthorn http://jewschool.com/2012/07/29/28019/eicha-for-north-lawndale/comment-page-1/#comment-700760 Dave Boxthorn Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:08:23 +0000 http://jewschool.com/?p=28019#comment-700760 I'd be more concerned for the area's crumbling people than its crumbling synagogues-turned-crumbling-churches. Any money going to save this thing (that's what it is) is money that won't be available for people. Now for Chicago this is a real problem: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/16/chicago-homicide-rate-wor_n_1602692.html Quadruple NY's rate? Double LA's rate? Congratulations, Rahm! I’d be more concerned for the area’s crumbling people than its crumbling synagogues-turned-crumbling-churches. Any money going to save this thing (that’s what it is) is money that won’t be available for people.

Now for Chicago this is a real problem:

www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/16/chicago-homicide-rate-wor_n_1602692.html

Quadruple NY’s rate?

Double LA’s rate?

Congratulations, Rahm!

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