Actions of 19th Century Greek Jew Sparked Diplomatic Crisis in Europe . On one 19th Century occasion, according to Marcus Arkin in Jew- ish Affairs, the private business of a Jewish merchant not only caused the near-downfall of a British cabinet and established the reputation of Lord Palmerston as one of the greatest parliamentary debaters of his t i m e, but also generated an international rumpus which brought the major Euro- pean powers to the brink of war. David ("Don") Pacifico was a Portuguese Jew, who, because he had been born at Gibraltar in 1784, was able to claim he was a British subject. Between 1837 and 1842 he served as Portuguese consul gen- eral in Greece, afterward living in Athens as a merchant. The ancient religious anti- Semitism of Greece was supple- mented by commercial rivalry. However, in deference to Baron Rothchild, visiting Athens dur- ing Easter 1847, Greek authori- ties banned the customary burn- ing in _effigy of Judas Iscariot. Deprived of this tradition, the mob set fire to the house of David Pacifico, which stood near the usual spot of the burning. Pacifico recalled the site of his birth and appealed to the British Foreign Office for restitution on. grounds that he was a British sub- ject. Lord Palmerston, the British foreign minister, believed that both France and Russia were sup- porting Greek recalcitrance in matters of redress, and the Paci- fico affair gave him a pretext to adopt a more forceful policy in Greek affairs. The British ambassador present- ed an ultimatum to King Otto, which was rejected, and a blockade was ordered until sufficient Greek shipping could be seized to cover Pacifico's claims, even though many of them were grossly ex- aggerated. France and Russia, the other guarantors of Greek independence, did not like the assumption that the British could arbitrarily block- ade Greek ports. Palmerston began to lose the support of his own cabinet. The government's T or y opponents moved and carried a vote of cen- sure in the House of Lords, and the ministry was on the verge of toppling. Palmerston then addressed an Maritain's 'Existence' Canadian Jews Aid More No. Africans In his "Existence and the Exis- MONTREAL (JTA) — The Ca- tent," the eminent Catholic scholar, nadian Jewish Congress and the Jacques Maritain, sums up 30 years Jewish Immigrant Aid Society meditation and teaching. here have submitted to Canadian The Pantheon - published book immigration officials the applica- presents his concept of a Christian tions of 270 more North African philosopher's concept of intellect. Jewish families, involving 1,050 He views the fears as dreaded by persons, under the occupational atheistic existentialists as being criteria. aroused by bewilderment that Included among the current comes from imperfect knowledge. applicants in that category 237 Jewish families, totaling 883 Jacob Shalem, a promising Is- persons, from Morocco; and 32 raeli tennis player, defeated the Turkish junior national champ, Jewish families from Tunisia, 6-0, 10-8, during a tournament in totaling 121 persons. appeal to the patriotic pride of his fellow countrymen which proved irresistible even to the eloquence of skilled opponents. A vote of confidence in the governement's foreign policy carried. Palmerston soon found means of mollifying France, but already strained relations with Russia festered slowly after this incident until they erupted into the Cri- mean War—all because of a Jew- ish merchant in Athens. 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