"O—Friday, January 5, 1968

THE DETROIT JEWISH

Mayor Kollek Joins Jerusalem Y

"EwsIstory of Inquisition in Mexico: Luis'
l Martyrdom Related in Liebman History

Enrollment week at the Jerusalem YM-YWHA, which opened
its doors to activities in December, saw Mayor Teddy Kollek join as
a member. Looking on (from left) are: Moshe Zohard, Y membership
committee chairman; Dr. M. Bernard Resnikoff, executive director,
and Mrs. Hava Magnes, president.

'Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry'
Paperbacked, Is a Sure Best Seller

When Harry Kemelman, who is
not a rabbi but has a good Jewish
background, produced his "Friday
the Rabbi Slept Late," the fascin-
ating story caught the imagination
of readers. It became a best seller.
The paperback that was issued by
Fawcett World Library (67 W.
44th, NY36) also became a best
seller.
Then came Kemelman's "Sat-
urday the Rabbi Went Hungry."
again it was a best seller. Again
the Fawcett paperback, just issued,
gives promise of becoming equally
as popular as the predecessor.
The reason Is obvious. In each
instance the book is a mystery.
Each book is a murder story. Both
involve a rabbi and the Jewish
community and in both there are
references to Jewish law, to tradi-
tions that provide the rabbi with
good sense.
There is lots of pilpul—rabbinic
disputation. Thoroughly rational,
based on excellent resort to tal-
mudic reasoning, replete with
proper challenge to the Jewish
ideas presented by a rabbi who is
calm even in face of attack, who

Zionist Leaders to Meet
on Movement's Structure

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JERUSALEM (JTA) — A con-
ference of Zionist leaders from
Israel and abroad will be held
here at the end of February to
discuss proposals adopted at the
plenary session of the Jewish
Agency executive, which ended
Sunday, regarding t h e future
structure and program of the
World Zionist movement.
Those proposals call for an ex-
panded Jewish Agency which will
enlist the support of all sections of
the Jewish people on behalf of
Israel, and for the creation at the
same time of an elite group within
the movement, made up of Zionists
personally committed to aliya —
immigration—to Israel.
Aryeh Pincus, chairman of the
Jewish Agency executive, summed
up the plenum proceedings by ob-
serving that there is no contra-
diction between working f o r
aliya on the one hand and foster.
ing Jewish education in the Dias-
pora. The Zionist movement, he
said, "must not be restricted to
the exclusive few who are willing
to undertake the personal obliga-
tion of aliya. It is still the only
organization capable of serving as
a bridge between Israel and the
Diaspora."
The "exclusive few," however,
will be accorded "preferred sta-
tus" under the new proposals,
which call for the establishment
of a "personal" or "practicing"
Zionist movement. The February
meeting will lie attended by 30
Zionist leaders from abroad, and
15 to 20 Israelis. It will last three
days.

comes out of his difficulties with
, flying color s, the Kemelman
story emerges as one of the finest
literary creations of the year as
an outstanding love story as well.
"Saturday the Rabbi Went Hun-
gry" is so wholesome, so entertain-
ing, that the paperback is certain
to be gobbled up as quickly as was
the hard cover book. Here we have
another certain best seller in the
paperback ranks.

Egypt May Free Ships
Moored in Suez Canal

LONDON (JTA)—The release of
15 merchant ships of various na-
tionalities which have been idly
riding at anchor in the Great
Bitter Lake section of the Suez Ca-
nal, since the canal was shut
down by Egypt during the Six-
Day War last June, appears likely
soon, according to reports from
various quarters.
Informed sources said that the
United Nations special peace en-
voy to the Middle East. Ambassa-
dor Gunnar J a r r i n g, has ap-
proached both Egyptian and Is-
raeli authorities with a request to
permit the ships to leave.
Egypt has insisted up to now
that no part of the Suez Canal
could be cleared until Israeli
troops withdraw from its East
bank and from all other territor-
ies occupied in the war. Now the
semi-official Cairo newspaper, Al
Ahram says the Egyptian govern-
ment is "careful)/ studying" the
matter, and that there was a
distinct possibility that the ships
would be released.
Under the terms of last June's
cease-fire agreement, neither Is-
rael nor Egypt was to navigate the
Canal. But it was indicated in
Jerusalem that Israel would raise
no objections to the extrication of
the vessels provided that the Egyp-
tian tugs and personnel employed
confine themselves to that opera-
tion which must not be construed
as a precedent affecting the status
of the Canal.
(A report in Washington quoted
an official Egyptian spokesman,
Dr. Mohammed Hassan El Zayyat,
as saying in Cairo that the 15
stranded ships may soon be re-
leased but that the Canal will re-
main closed until Israel evacuates
all of her troops from Sinai.)

Question: I am over age 26. Re-
cently I was declared a delinquent
and ordered to report for induc-
tion. If the induction ages are
18% to 26, how can I be included?
Answer: Registrants deferred on
or after June 19, 1951, are liable
for training and service until age
35. Additionally, any person who
has failed or refused to report for
induction remains liable for induc-
tion and, when available, shall be
immediately inducted, regardless
of age,.

An accumulation of data about the Inquisition in Mexico is con- the era of the Catholic persecu-
Marranos on our continent, who tained in the lengthy explanatory tion of Jews in Mexico.
Many literary references to that
settled in a number of countries introduction by Prof. Liebman and
after their escape from Spain and the memoirs of Luis de Carvajal, period, poetic expressions and
Portugal, provides factual histori- also listed as Joseph Lombroso, reminiscences, as well as signifi-
cal records that link escapees to appears in its entirety in the Lieb- cant documents are quoted in this
the Spanish Inquisition and depict , man translation. Photographic re- valuable work.
the inquisitorial practices that were production of historic pictures, of
An interesting comment on the
established in Mexico and in other instruments of torture used in the status of Jews in the 16th Century
lands. inquisitory practices, help explain in Mexico states:
Most fascinating is the story of
"Fifty-three years after the
Luis de Carvajal who was burned Goldmann Asks Militants
execution (of Luis), the Jesuit
at the stake in Mexico, Dec. 8,
Mathias de Bocanegra wrote in
1596. The story of this martyr's to Press Zionist Aims
his R e I a c i o n that Luis was
experiences is contained in "The, JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Dr. Na-
'burned alive' and that prior to
Enlightened: the Writings of Louis hum Goldmann, president of the
his execution he had said that if
there were no Inquisition in this
de Carvajal el Mozo," which has World Zionist Organization, told
been published by University of members of the Jewish Agency
kingdom he 'would be able to
Miami Press, Coral Gables, Fla. I Executive here that the concept
count the number of Christians
on these fingers' (of his hand).
This significant addendum to of a broadened Zionist movement
These
words also cast doubt on
the history of the Marranos and has not worked over the years and
the veracity of the story of the
the Inquisition was translated, that Zionist efforts must now con-
conversion (of Luis) or—at least
from the Spanish by Prof. Sey-1 centrate on the creation of a mili-
show that, if there were such an
mour B. Liebman, an attorney I tant movement within the WZO in
act, there is doubt as to its ver-
order
to
strengthen
Zionism
and
I
who is now consultant on Latin
America and cultural Anthro- achieve its aims.
Dr. Goldmann spoke at a plen-
' emoirs are presented by
ac uiits y ' .'m
L
pology for the Dade County
(Florida) School Board and who ary session of the executive, at- Prof. Liebman as the only known
has abandoned law, turning to tended by members from New record of a martyred Jew's de-
history, and is a lecturer at the York and Jerusalem, who are scription of the tragic era of the
University of Miami. He has mapping an agenda for the next 1521-1581 Spanish colonial period.
made a deep study of the subject World Zionist Congress that opens
The memoirs are filled with de-
in "The Enlightened," consulted here in June.
scriptions of incidents, with religi-
valuable documents and gath-
Dr. Goldmann said he did not
ous devotionals, with dedicatory
ered material for the subject re- think there was much divergence
paeans, with quotations from let-
lated to Marrano history. He also
between the views of the Ameri-
ters—all combining to form an his-
is the author of an eariler work,
can and Israel members of the
toric document of great merit that
"Guide to Jewish References in
executive. He warned, however,
enriches available material on the
the Mexican Colonial Era."
that the Zionist movement is a
Marrano and Inquisition occur-
public and political vehicle and
rences. "The Enlightened" is his-
Memoirs of Luis de Carvajal re-
cannot impose personal obliga-
tory that reads like a romance. It
veal interesting facts about per-
tions on its members or dictate
is drama based on fact.
secutions of secret Jews, the tor-
to them how they should behave.
tures to which they were subjected
This was a reference to the pro-
to force confessions from them,
the martyrdoms. While "The En- posal made by Rabbi Mordechai
lightened" is a family saga, an ac- Kirshblum of New York, who ad-
count of the de Carvajal group's vocated the establishment of a
experience, is also an historical special movement within the WZO,
chapter of Jewish life in Mexico in limited to those Jews who would
pledge to settle in Israel within
the 16th Century.
three years and meanwhile study
Luis, executed for having been Hebrew and give their children a
found "guilty of being a Jew and Jewish education. The proposal
having observed Jewish prac- was opposed by Israeli members
tices," reportedly had "taken the who advocate a broadened WZO.
cross," as one of the priests re-
corded, because he desired to die
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doubt that Luis had in fact con-
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circumstance that the report of the
last-minute conversion was not
found or filed until January 1597.
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Carreno proposed that if Luis had
indeed kissed the crucifix this ac-
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tion 'may have been a subterfuge,
a stratagem to avoid being burned
alive.' Luis had been in great fear
of physical pain since being lost in
a forest a decade earlier. And we
must remember that he had heard
the heart-rending screams of his
mother when she was on the potro
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sidered that she had - regained
her sanity. She was then sent to
the stake on March 25 of that
year. Luis' youngest sister,
Anica, was reconciled and freed
in 1601, as was Luis' niece Leo-
nor. However, Anica was re-
arrested in 1643 and kept in pris-
on while suffering from cancer
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