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{{Short description|19th-century plan for a Jewish homeland}} |
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'''Ararat''', a city of refuge for the [[Jew|Jewish nation]], was founded in [[1825]] by [[New York]] [[politician]] and [[playwright]] [[Mordecai Manuel Noah]], who purchased most of [[Grand Island]], a 27-square mile island near [[Buffalo, New York]]. |
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[[File:Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia e11 748-0.jpg|thumb|Illustration of the site's marker]] |
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'''Ararat''', established as a city of refuge for the [[Jew|Jewish nation]], was founded in 1825 by [[New York (state)|New York]] [[politician]] and [[playwright]] [[Mordecai Manuel Noah]], who purchased most of [[Grand Island, New York|Grand Island]], a {{Convert|27|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} island near [[Buffalo, New York]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dream of Jewish State Near Buffalo Is Recalled |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/15/archives/dream-of-jewish-state-near-buffalo-is-recalled.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=20 May 2021 |page=24 |date=1975-09-15}}</ref> It failed to be a Jewish city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-05 |title=Down Town Ararat: The Failed Creation of A "Jewish City" in Upstate New York |url=https://www.anumuseum.org.il/blog-items/down-town-ararat-the-failed-creation-of-a-jewish-city-in-upstate-new-york/ |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=Museum of the Jewish People |language=en-US |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516130550/https://www.anumuseum.org.il/blog-items/down-town-ararat-the-failed-creation-of-a-jewish-city-in-upstate-new-york/ |archivedate=2021-05-16}}</ref> |
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Noah led a ceremonious procession to the site and laid a markstone with the sayings in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[English language|English]]: |
Noah led a ceremonious procession to the site and laid a markstone with the sayings in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[English language|English]]: |
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The idea did not attract many followers and Mordecai Noah started to advocate the creation of a Jewish state in the [[Land of Israel]], then a part of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. |
The idea did not attract many followers and Mordecai Noah started to advocate the creation of a Jewish state in the [[Land of Israel]], then a part of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. |
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In his short story "Noah's Ark", British author [[Israel Zangwill]] retells the story of Ararat. |
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Some suggested that Noah's dream may have inspired [[Joseph Smith, Jr.|Joseph Smith]] to create the [[Mormon]] religion. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Zionism]] |
* [[Zionism]] |
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* [[Proposals for a Jewish state]] |
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*[[Palestine]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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[[he:אררט (מדינה ליהודים)]] |
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* Oytsar Zichronosai, YD Eizenshteyn, NY 1930. (digitized and hosted at hebrewbooks.org) |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130504162456/http://www.mappingararat.com/ Mapping Ararat: An Imaginary Jewish Homelands Project] Using augmented reality, this project animates Major Mordecai Noah's 1825 unrealized plan to transform Grand Island, New York into Ararat, a "city of refuge for the Jews." |
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 27 October 2024
Ararat, established as a city of refuge for the Jewish nation, was founded in 1825 by New York politician and playwright Mordecai Manuel Noah, who purchased most of Grand Island, a 27-square-mile (70 km2) island near Buffalo, New York.[1] It failed to be a Jewish city.[2]
Noah led a ceremonious procession to the site and laid a markstone with the sayings in Hebrew and English:
- "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; Ararat, A City of Refuge for the Jews, Founded by Mordecai Manuel Noah, in the Month Tishrei, September 1825 and in the 50th year of American Independence."
The idea did not attract many followers and Mordecai Noah started to advocate the creation of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, then a part of the Ottoman Empire.
In his short story "Noah's Ark", British author Israel Zangwill retells the story of Ararat.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dream of Jewish State Near Buffalo Is Recalled". The New York Times. September 15, 1975. p. 24. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Down Town Ararat: The Failed Creation of A "Jewish City" in Upstate New York". Museum of the Jewish People. February 5, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Oytsar Zichronosai, YD Eizenshteyn, NY 1930. (digitized and hosted at hebrewbooks.org)
- Mapping Ararat: An Imaginary Jewish Homelands Project Using augmented reality, this project animates Major Mordecai Noah's 1825 unrealized plan to transform Grand Island, New York into Ararat, a "city of refuge for the Jews."