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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]]. It is no longer a "Jewish city." |
'''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 web |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 is no longer a "Jewish city." |
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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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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 is no longer a "Jewish city."
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
References
- ^ "Dream of Jewish State Near Buffalo Is Recalled". The New York Times. 1975-09-15. p. 24. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links
- 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."