POZDRAVNA RIJEČ
Pozdarvna riječ ing. Ivice Čerešnješa, predsjednika Jevrejske zajednice Bosne i Hercegovine
Dragi prijatelji,
Na izmaku 5752. Godine naše istorije duge gotovo kao i vrijeme obilježiti ćemo jedan sjetan datum – tragediju kada se po treći puta u svojoj istoriji na dan 9. Ava jevrejski narod našao na raskrsnici sudbine i krenuo na jedan od svojih najvećih exodusa, ali i kada je u ovim krajevima našao raširene prijateljske ruke i dfomovinu u kojoj je već, evo, gotovo petsto godina.
Uz crkve i džamije ponosno i slobodno digle su se širom Bosne i Hercegovine i sinagoge, uz bijele krstove križeva i nišane po padinama oko gradova polijegale su i teške kamene mačeve sa četverouglastim pismenima, a brojnim jezicima koji su se čuli po čaršijama i sokacima pridružili su se i ozbiljniji, dostojanstveniji hebrejski i milozvučniji ladino jezik daleke, sunčane i zauvijek izgubljene Španije.
Tu su prognanici našli svoj mir, a korjene tada puštene više nikada i niko ne može presjeći. Istorija nije nikad bila prema našoj Bosni i Hercegovini: ratovi, pošasti i sve moguće nesreće koje ljudska mašta može zamisliti prošle su ovim krajevima, zemlja je bezbroj puta bila paljena i uništavana, ljudi su proganjani i ubijani, dijaljeni vjerom ili političkim interesima jačih i osionijih, ali – kao što poslije noći dolazi jurao, a poslije kiše sunce – mir se opet vraća među ljude, u širokom srcu našeg bocanaca- hercegovca ponovo je bilo mjesta za svakog dobronamjernika. Jer, kako je kazano i zapisano u Talmudu:
KO STAVLJA RAZUM ISPRED SRCA – PROKLET JE,
A KO SRCE STAVLJA ISPRED RAZUMA
– BLAGOSLOVEN JE ZA SVA VREMENA.
I zato dargi prijatelji, dignimo glave, pogledajmo svoje susjede i nasmješimo im se , jer kako se ovdje kaže : i ovo će se jednom zvati juče. Opet će se ovdje čuti desetine jezika, a svi će se razumijeti i opet ćemo se nalaziti ovako da zajedno obilježimo naše zajedničke praznike, jer neka se zna:
U NAŠM ŽILAMA TEČE JENA KRV, IPRIJE SVEGA SMO VJERNI SAMO JEDNOM – SVOJOJ BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI.
Neka je blagosloven mir – sveto pravo i Božiji dar svakom pojedincu na ovoj zemlji!
ŠALOM !
WELCOME ADDRESSES
The introductory speech given by Mr. Ivica Čerešnješ, President of Jewish Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dear friends,
At the end of the year 5752 of our history, as long as the time itself, we are going to mark a sad date – tragedy, when, for the third time in its history, on the day of Av 9, the Jewish people were on the crossroads of fate and began one of its most tragic exoduses, but when they, at same time, found spread friendly arms and home land in which they should live for almost five hundred years.
By the churches and mosques, proudly and freely, sinagogues were erected all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, by white crosses and Moslem tombstones, on the slopes around the towns, heavy mazzewas with quadrangle letters were laid, and the numerous languages heard in markets and alleys were joined by the serious, dignified Hebrew and melodious “Ladino”, the language of remote, sunny, yet forever lost Spain.
It was here that the exiles found their peace, and the roots then taken nobody and never more could cut. History has never been merciful to our Bosnia and Herzegovina – wars, epidemics and all other possible misfortunes that fantasy can imagine have passed over this country which has been, for many times, burnt and destroyed, people exiled and killed, separated by religion and political interests of the powerful and the arogant. But, as after night day comes and after rain sunshine, peace come back again among the people, and in the large heart of Bosnian and Herzegovina people there was again enough place for every wellintentioned person. For, as it is said and written in the Talmud:
WHO PUTS THE REASON BEFORE HEART , IS DAMNED
AND WHO PUTS HERT BEFORE REASON
IS BLESSED FOR ALL HIS LIFE.
A because of that , dear friends, let us lift out heads, let us look at our neighbours and smile, because as it is said here, all this will once will be called yeasterday.vAgain will here be heard many languages and we shall gather together like now to celebrate our mutual holidays, because it must be known
THE SAME BLOOD IS IN OUR VEINS, AND WE ARE, FIRST OF ALL, LOYAL ONLY TO ONE - TO OUR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.
May peace be blessed, the saint right and God’s gift to every individual on Earth.
SHALOM!