`And Abram Journeyed,' Simorthoff's
Posthumous Work, Traces Bible Story
Many important works were
written by Harry Simonhoff: The
Florida attorney had taken a
deep interest in American history
and had authored important bio-
graphical data about leading
American Jews.
In recent years he had written
important books, dealing with sig-
ery.
The sensuality of the ancient
times, the multi-god idea that was
challenged by Abram, the love af-
fairs, Abram's abandonment of
the licentiousness and his defiance
of idolism, his love of Sarah,—
many are the reconstructed bibli-
cal aspects in a tale of old mod-
ernized for the reader of today
to grasp the spirit of a struggle
for justice in Abram's times.
The battle led by Abram is for
the El Elyon, the mighty Lord on
High. The vision of that God
is one of righteousness. Mr.
Simonhoff concludes his narrative
by indicating that Abram did not
know that his labors would change
the course of history. "And Abram
Journeyed" is a novel that leads
up to an understanding of the
people and the events who had
a role in that change.
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LATE HARRY SIMONHOFF
nificant characters in Jewish
history, and his latest was one
with a biblical theme—"And
Abranr Journeyed."
The able author passed away
a year ago, and the latter book
has been issued posthumously by
Thomas Yoseloff.
It is a work worthy of the rec-
ord the able author has estab-
lished for historical writings, and
readers of this biblical theme,
presented as a novel, will marvel
at the skill of the author who had
caught the spirit of ancient times
and, in splendid literary style, de-
picted an ancient theme..
This is a tale about Abram's
father the idol-maker, about the
idol-worshipers, about Abram's
rise above the ignorance and
paganism of his time to preach
. about the One God.
It is a story of debauchery, was
love, of the prostitution that w as
rampant under paganism, of the
manner in which priests took to
themselves young brides by es-
tablishing a system of debauch-
"The Dissent of Dominick
Shapiro," the new Bernard Kops
novel, is unique. Its style. is fas-
cinating, the theme challenging.
The new novel by the British-Jew-
ish author of a number of plays,
novels and an autobiography pub-
lished by Coward McCann (200
Madison, NY) takes the reader
on a confusing journey by a young
lad of 16 who defies his wealthy
family, leaves his home, ties up
with a motley crowd, including a
young lady with whom he has a
love affair, lands in jail, is re-
leased upon his father's interces-
sion, returns home to start life
anew. In the interim the exper-
iences present a portrait of a lad
who dissents, who defies, who in-
sists on his own way of life.
Dominick escapes. His life with
the beatnicks provides interesting
views of a young maverick's atti-
tudes. He has an argument with
his father, but it really isn't so
violent. After all, he does make up.
He does return. But the dissent is
interesting. It is impressive.
Equally interesting is the fa-
ther's approach to the judge in
his son's behalf. On two occa-
sions, under such circumstances,
the judge is asked whether he
Friday, February 24, 1967-7
ever knew about criminality
among Jews, whether he had
ever met a Jewish prostitute—
and the judge had never met
any prostitute.
At any rate, the dissenter is
active, he gets around, he escapes
from home and is relocated, and
his life is so interestingly portray-
ed by Kops that his novel, does, in-
deed, provide entertainment, good
reading, and even food for thought
relative to parent-child relation-
ships.
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