The 1837 Tzfas Earthquake

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Amer out of the 24 who were killed were Americans who had come to learn parent I say 1 million Jewish children who were made to [Music] beut th whoever heard such beautiful words it is never too little it is never words it is never too little it is never too late and it is Never Enough Jewish history sound bites bringing alive the world of our glorious past here is our host live from Jerusalem Jewish hisory Jewish history sound bites and this episode is about the um earthquake That Shook Up the upper Galil and Southern Lebanon in 1837 January 1st 1837 and it destroyed the city of Tas 1837 and it destroyed the city of Tas and with it the pretty much the entire Jewish community of SAS and I felt that this story is relevant now um that Tas is a famous summer destination for so many tourists and so many locals and now unfortunately it's Out Of Reach despite it being August and generally its busiest season of the year and um it's now it's uh uh unlike in 1837 when it was a natural disaster which caused it was a natural disaster which caused it to be uh destroyed now it's the threat of a uh an enemy a human uh created disaster and we pray for the safety for everyone not only in SAS but for everyone in Israel so in honor of SAS being Out Of Reach now we want to talk about SAS and I guess you could talk about a lot of things in SAS but um um me being me we'll talk about the destruction ofas in 1837 it was a natural disaster like I said um and

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1. 1:03Amer out of the 24 who were killed were Americans who had come to learn parent…
2. 4:11ofas orat as the sardam would have said it um and then more recently in the…
3. 7:49funds from their communities of origin in Eastern Europe both the perim and the but even…
4. 11:24fell and that was it was it that was dark and it was just at the…
5. 15:01numberers dead there's nearly 2,000 Jews who were killed in SAS during this earthquake an amazing…
6. 19:13miraculously and her is the reason that SAS was rebuilt as a Jewish Community Shu Herer…
7. 22:17Community there was almost no one there everything was still destroyed he uh he it was…
8. 25:50different you know turn of phrase so that no one suspects you of of of of…
9. 29:23major event um nowen this fellow that I mentioned before from the Vadar in Amsterdam so…
10. 34:00expectations rise and what happens when those expectations aren't met then that's not good that's why…

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