Gdje sam? Skip Navigation Links Vijesti i arhiva

Novosti News

27.7.2018. 21:06
Bosna
 

Baby boom for Sarajevo Jewish community


Jewish leaders in Sarajevo here recently noticed something that they say they hadn’t seen much of in years: babies.“We are a small community, so the challenge of maintaining the community is bigger than for the bigger communities that exist,” said Elma Softic-Kaunitz of Sarajevo’s Jewish community. “But I need to say with pride that during the last year — in 2014 — we’ve had 10 newborns in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which hasn’t happened in the last 10 years.”


Židovski lideri u Sarajevu su u posljednje vrijeme zapazili nešto što nisu, kako kažu, vidjeli godinama- djecu. "Mi smo mala zajednica tako da nam je veći izazov održati zajednicu nego što je to u velikim zajednicama " kazala je.Elma Softic-Kaunitz iz Židovske zajednice u Sarajevu. "Ali mi možemo ponosno kazati da u toku posljednjih godina (2014) imamo10 novorođene djece u BiH, što se nije dogodilo u posljednjih 10 godina". Ovaj "Boom" dolazi većinom od mladih ljudi koji su se vratili u Sarajevo, nakon što su u vrijeme rata 90-tih kao djeca poslani iz Bosne . Vratili su se u domovinu i stvorili vlastite obitelji. Za nas je izazov da osiguramo tim malim bebama mogućnost židovskog života, da zajednica nastavi rasti. 


The Jewish community regularly puts on cultural events, symposiums and exhibitions, though more Gentiles attend than Jews. Only one of Sarajevo’s six synagogues is currently used as a place of worship, and one has been turned into a museum. There is a choir that sings traditional songs, Sunday school, youth clubs and a Jewish newspaper.