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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 28, 1918

Sephardi Customs Strengthen the Family

By RABBI MARC ANGEL

American Sephardi Federation

One of the distinctive cul-
tural characteristics of
Sephardim has been their
strong sense of family loy-
alty. Historically, Sephardi
pride in family has shown
itself in many ways. A
number of customs reflect
the closeness and very deep
ties which have bound

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In large extended
families, it was not un-
common for a number of
children — all named for
the same grandparent —
to have the same name.
Thus, cousins grew up
congnizant of the family
ties which bound them to
each other.

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Sephardi family lines, it is
reasonable to expect that
the first-born son of a family
was named after his father's
father. Therefore, names

Czech Booklet
Cuts Jewish List

LONDON — The latest
Prague tourist guide has
been extended from 300
pages to 422 pages, but most
of the leading figures in the
history of the city's Jewish
community have been cut,
according to the Interna-
tional Council of Jews from
Czechoslovakia.
The chapter on Jewish
Prague has been cut from
seven pages to 31/2 and the
only mention of the
Holocaust states that the ci-
ty's Jewish Museum was as-
sembled by the Nazis.

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Sephardi families together.
A widespread practice for
centuries has been the nam-
ing of children after living
relatives. Normally, the
first born son and daughter
would be named after the
father's parents and the
second son and daughter
after the mother's parents.
Subsequent children were
also named after relatives,
alternating between the
father's and mother's side of
the family. This practice,
still widely observed today,
has many results.
For one thing, grandpa-
rents who see children bear-
ing their own names experi-
ence a profound sense of
family continuity. Grand-
children bearing the names
of living grandparents im-
mediately develop role
models, and learn deep re-
spect for their family herit-
age. Parents who choose
their children's names de-
monstrate their own loyalty
to their parents.

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will recur regularly within

each family, and if one finds
a historical reference to a
person bearing a common
family name, one might as-
sume that his is an ancestor.

Another popular custom
among Sephardim is that
when a parent, grandparent
or another relative is called
to the Torah for an aliya, the
younger relatives stand up
out of respect. They remain
standing while the one cal-
led to the Torah recites the
blessings, and among many
Sephardim they also stand
during the reading of the
Torah portion.
This practice, too, has
many implications. First, it
teaches respect for and loy-
alty to older family mem-
bers. Moreover, it creates a
bond among all the rela-
tives who rise. Since
everyone else in the
synagogue is seated, the in-
dividuals who stand im-
mediately sense the un-
iqueness of their family.

I recall vividly, for
example, when my
grandfather would be
called to the Torah. Since
he was blessed with
many children and
grandchildren, quite a
few people would stand
up for him. All of us who
stood could not help but
feel respect for him, and
pride in our entire family,
so many of whom were in
the synagogue together.
We felt that our "clan"
was important and hon-
orable.

An old custom, which is

Dallas Schools'
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May Be Cited

The Dallas Independent
School District may be faced
with criminal charges for
questioning candidates for
its superintendent's posi-
tion about their religious af-
filiation and church atten-
dance.
The Dallas County dis-
trict attorney said the board
of the eighth largest school
district in the U.S. violated
state and federal statues
with the questions.
A board search committee
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Dallas wanted a superin-
tendent who was "visibly
and devotedly" religious.

Dr. Thursz to Get
Catholic U. Prize

WASHINGTON — Dr.
Daniel Thursz, executive
vice president of Bnai Brith
International, will be hon-
ored by the Catholic Uni-
versity of America with its
1978 annual Alumni
Achievement Award in the
field of social work. The
award will be presented at
the 1978 homecoming ban-
quet in Washington in
November.
The tribute, announced
by the board of governors of
the Alumni Association of
Catholic University, is "in
recognition of the distinc-
tion achieved by Dr. Thursz
in his life work."

still observed in some cir-
cles, is the kissing of the
hand of a parent or grand-
parent in return for a bles-
sing. Whether on Friday
night at home, or in the
synagogue on Sabbath,
children would kiss the
hand of parent or grandpa-
rent as a sign of respect and
affection. Where a number
of children were involved,
they would form a line in
order of age, eldest first.

The patriarchs or mat-
riarchs would recite a bles-
sing while holding a hand
over the child's head. Re-
veiving these bleisings
from my grandparents has
left many wonderful
memories with me, and one
cannot adequately ap-
preciate the closeness of
spirit this custom creates
unless he has experienced
it.
Needless to say, family
ties were strengthened in
the synagogue, on the Sab-
baths and festivals, at the
numerous celebrations held
in the homes of relatives
and in so many other ways.

Czech Released

LONDON — A former
trade counsellor for the
Czech government, Dr.
Hubert Stein, has been re-
leased from prison after
serving two sentences.
Dr. Stein was sentenced
to 12 years in 1953 in the
Slansky "show trials." He
was given another 12-year-
sentence for espionage in a
secret trial in 1971. He was
released from prison briefly
in 1976 after Amnesty In-
ternational named him a
"prisoner of conscience."
Dr. Stein was returned to
prison for a year On the
grounds that his health re-
quired prison hospital care.
His release has now been
finalized.

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