; THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS An Institute for Jewish Studies in Spain Opens Doors Five Centuries After Explusion, By SHIRA CASSEL NEW YORK—After al- most five centuries during which Spain was a nation cut off from the mainst- ream of Jewish life. Dor Hemshekh—Young Lead- ership has been able to step in and initiate the Young Leadership Development In- stitute and. Center for Jew- ish Studies in Madri(L:et up on the model of the Latin COUNTRY INN • B-B RIBS • B-B CHICKEN • ITALIAN DISHES —BEER & WINE- 45109 CASS • UTICA 731-4440 "In The Big Red House" 4 TRAYS $2.75 per pers. ROZZY'S MINI DELI 543-6073 VINCENZO'S Italian-American Cuisine 18211 JOHN R Bet. 6 41 7 Mile Rds. 869-5674 American institutes which have already been seen as successful. About 120 persons partici- pated in the opening cere- mony in Madrid, with Rabbi Benito Garzon speaking of the program's fundamentals to the assembled commu- nity and students. Offering studies in contemporary Jewry, the Jewish commu- nity in Spain. Hebrew lan- guage, community and or- ganization and modern Jewish history, the program was outlined to the commu- nity leaders, headed by Philippe M. Halioua. Twenty-five students are registered for the full pro- grams and 37 students for various courses. Most popu- lar is contemporary Jewry. The Jewish population of Spain is estimated at 5,000. With its large Moorish and Jewish populations, Spain had been the only multiracial and multi-reli- gious country in Western Europe. Much of the indi- vidual development of Span- ish civilization in religion, literature, art and archi- tecture during the later Middle Ages was due to this fact. But this gentle flower- AT LUNCH...WE'RE ONLY 15 MINUTES AWAY CALL AHEAD IF YOU WISH AND WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING READY FOR YOU! 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It was an instrument to cor- rect lapses within Christian- ity, affecting only those who had already converted. By BEN GALLOB ••• ■ *+■■■•■•• •■•■■■ ■ ■ GREAT HUNGARIAN FOOD. r Many Spanish Jews con- verted because of social and professional pressures. They were forced to wear "sanbenito" symbolic dress. Until that time they were totally integrated into Span- ish society. Often such a conversion split a family into two camps. (Copyright 1977, JTA, Inc.) 892-9001 TAKE 1-275 SOUTH TO EXIT 5— 7 TURN LEFT (EAST) TO TELEGRAPH...EASY! thought not. quisition, to North Africa, Italy, Turkey, Israel (then Palestine), then in the 16th and 17th Centuries to Hol- land, Europe and the New World. By the 18th Century any Jew remaining in Spain was totally assimilated. In 1919 a Jewish mining engineer accidentally dis,. covered the existence in neighboring Portugal of some 10,000 families of Mar- rano descent. For centuries these people lived out- wardly as Catholics, but considered themselves a group apart and secretly practiced adaptations of Jewish rites. The Jewish community in Spain of today is a new one. Jews have "returned" there during the stresses of World'- War II and also as reaction to the pressures and restric- tions on Jews in Moslem countries. Now, after the death of Franco the political and religious climate has changed in Spain. There is a more liberal atmosphere of religious tolerance. October of this year high- lighted a Spanish—"Seph- ardi"—happening. There is a new Spanish community and Israel's Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef graced the Center for Jewish Studies, the Mercaz Lelimudeh Yahadut, Madrid. WANT A SKIMPY SANDWICH? Friend of Jews Named by Swiss DON'T COME TO OLD TIME DELI GENEVA (JTA)—Pierre Auber has been appointed to the post of minister of foreign affairs. He is a member of the Swiss Socialist Party and is president of the Swiss-Israel Friendship Association. A lawyer by profession, Auber took an active intrest in Israel and the Jews after he learned about the Holocaust. He was born in the town La Chaux de Fond where there is an active Jewish community, and many of his childhood friends were Jews. Auber also studied Jewish history and visited Israel several times. Some members of his own party opposed his appointment, stating that his ties with Israel disqualified him from being in charge of foreign relations for neutral Switzerland. In spite of these attacks Auber was elected by a large majority. 27701 Orchard Lake Road Near 12 Mile OPEN 24 HOURS 4 The gloom among supporters and officials of Jewish day schools stemming from some recent Supreme Court rulings barring government funding for some religious school activities may be unjustified, in the opinion of a legal expert. 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