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Calvin Hoffman has stirred up a hornet's nest with his book
"The Murder of the Man Who Was 'Shakespeare,' " which is referred -
to by his publishers, Julian Messner, Inc. (8 W. 40th, NY 18), as "one
of the greatest literary detective stories."
It is Mr. Hoffman's contention that Christopher Marlowe was
the author of all the works accredited to Shakespeare. But those
who differ with him contend that Shakespeare generally borrowed
his themes from other authors, but that Mr. Hoffman's claims are
far off the mark and that his proofs are not conclusive.
Here is Mr. Hoffman's claim: That Marlowe was not murdered,
as is . recorded, in 1593, but that he fled from England to Italy, in
order to escape being condemned to death. The claim is that he spent
his life in exile, that he continued to write from there and that he
used William Shakespeare's name as a convenient one, since he was
unable to append his own to his plays and poems; for, officially, he
was supposed to' be dead.
Marlowe was accused of blasphemy and Mr. Hoffman's book
list "blasphemies as sent to-her Highness." Jews are listed, in the
opinions of Marlowe, as "a rude and gross people;" there is an attack
on Moses for having made the Israelites to travel 1L years in the
wilderness instead of less than one year "to the intent that 'those
who were privy to most of his subtleties might perish and so an
everlasting_ superstition remain_ in the hearts of the people"--Lin
addition to attacks on Christianity.
• Among the authorities quoted by Mr. Hoffman is Dr.. Samuel
A. Tannenbaum, who, in his book, "The Assassination of Christopher'
Marlowe," "went on record to say that..Marlowe's death from the
wound described was a medical impossibility."
Considerable space is devoted by Mr. Hoffman to a discussion
of Marlowe's "The Jew of Malta." Hitherto, it has been accepted
as fact that Shakespeare drew upon this play for his theme in
"The Merchant of Venice" and for his portrayal of Shylock. Mr.
Hoffman contends that in "The Jew of Malta" there is "a wholly
astonishing reference by Marlowe himself as having been alive
after 1593."
Major proof offered by Mr. Hoffman that the Shakespearean
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Jew of Malta:
Merchant of Venice (referring to
These are the blessings
Jacob and Abraham):
promised to the Jews
This was a way to thrive, and
And herein was old Abraham's
he (i.e. Jacob) was blest;
happiness.
And thrift is blessing, if men
steal it not.
,
'
As You Like It:
Jew of Malta:
A great reckoning in a little
Infinite riches in a little room.
room.
As always . . . we will publish Greetings as a service to our readers.
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Jew of Malta (Barabas, telling Merchant of Venice (Shylock,
telling of indignities suffered
of indignities suffered for
for being a Jew):
being a Jew):
Still have I borne it with
I learned in Florence how to
patient shrug;
kiss my hand,
Heave up my , shoulders when
For sufferance is the badge of
all our tribe.
they call me dog,
You call my disbeliever,
And duck as low as any
cutthroat dog .. .
barefoot friar.
'
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THE JEWISH NEWS
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Jew of Malta:
Merchant of Venice:
What? Bring you Scripture to
The devil can cite Scripture
confirm your wrongs?
for his purpose.
.JeW of Malta (Barabas to his
Merchant of Venice (Shylock to
daughter);
his daughter) :
0 'my girl, my fortune, my
Dr. Noah Barou Dies
My daughter! 0 my ducats!
felicity;
My daughter!
A member of the International
LONDON (JTA) — Dr; Noah
0 girl, 0 .gold, 0 beauty,..0 my
Fled with a Christian! -0 my
Christian ducats!
,,Barou, chairman of the European Institute for Cooperative Studies,•
Royal Economic and Statistical
Justice! The law! My. ducats
executive of the World Jewish Societies, Royal Institute for In-
and my daughter!
Congress and a noted financial ternational Affairs and the In-
Merchant of Venice:
and economic consultant, died stitute for Bankers, Dr. Baron Jew of 'Malta:
Nay, take my life and all;
here Sept. 5. He was one of the was an author of a number of Yon have my goods, my
. money, and my wealth,
- pardon not that.
economic and financial works in-
founders of the World Jewish
My ships, my store, and all
You take my house when you
cluding several on Soviet bank-
Congress.
that I enjoyed;
do take the prop
ing and economics, on the Soviet
Born in Poltava, Russia, Dr. Union in general and on the
And having all, you can
That doth sustain my house;
Barou was educated at the Uni- cooperative movement and the
request no more;
you take my life
versities of Kiev, Heidelberg, trade union movement. He was
Unless your unrelenting flinty
When you do take the means
Leipzig and London. He lived in a leading member of the Fabian
hearts
whereby I live.
Britain since 1923 and was actve Society and a leader of the left
Suppress all pity in your
in the Board of Deputies of Brit- Poale Zion, before its merger
stony breasts,
ish Jews, the Trades Advisory with the Poale Zion.
And now shall move you to
Council—which fights anti-Semi-
bereave my life.
tism in England—and other as-
The loss of a friend is like that Jew of Malta:
Merchant of Venice: _
pects of Jewish defense work. of a limb, time may heal the an-
.
He that denies to pay shall
. that, for this favor,
He was one of the prime nego- guish of the wound but the loss
straight become a Christian.
He presently become a
tiators 'in the Israel and world cannot be repaired.
Christian.
Jewish reparations negotiations
—Robert Southey
with West Germany which cul-
Elegies (Marlowe's translation of Merchant of Venice:
minated in t h e Luxembourg 26—DETROIT JEWISHNEWS
Ovid):
Whom we fear, we wish to
Friday, _September 9, 1955 -
Agreement.
Hates any man the thing he
perish.
would not kill?
Greet Your Relatives and Friends
On The 0c6sion of the New Year
Through the Columns of
Add ress
Literary Detective Story: Murder
Of Man Who Was 'Shakespeare'
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So much for the, proferred proof. If it does not indicate that
Marlowe is the author of all the 'Shakespearean works, it surely
proves that Shakespeare borrowed his anti-Semitic theme from
Marlowe.
Regardless of the viewpoint on the Calvin Hoffman book, "The
Murder of the Man Who Was 'Shakespeare,' " it surely will intrigue
the reader, because it is, as the publishers claim, "one of the greatest
of literary detective stories."
Hadassah to Name Seminary for Sobels
A new Thecares Seminary in
Jerusalem, dedicated to the train-
ing and development of teachers
to work with young immigrants
brought into Israel by Hadassah,
through Youth Aliyah, will be
named in memory of Louis and
Minna H. Sobel, of New York,
who were drowned in the hurri-
cane-swept schooner Marvel in
Chesapeake Bay last month.
Mrs. Abraham Tulin, acting
president of Hadassah, and Dr.
Miriam Freund, Hadassah Youth
Aliyah chairman, announced that
the Sobel Building would be
of 1956 with American and Israel
officials in attendance.
Regarded as one of the coun-
try's most gifted social work
executives in the child care field,
the late Mr. Sobel was closely
related for the last five years
with Hadassah's youth rehabilita-
tion programs in Israel, serving
as chairman of the Hadassah
Youth Reference Board.
The decision to name the re-
cently-completed building in Jer-
usalem in 'honor of the' Sobels
was incorporated in a resolution
adopted by the national board of
formally dedicated in the Spring Hadassah.