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their brash confidence or
newcomer's discomfort.
This exhibit also covered
glimpses of their new life in
New York. It included photos
of classes of adult im-
migrants; a street sign from
the Lower East Side; and a
poster in which a dentist at
80 Delancey Street advertis-
ed his services in Yiddish.
The exhibit titled "Ellis
Island Chronicles" contained
photos, maps and scale
models documenting the ex-
pansion of the island, which
processed millions of im-
migrants during the peak im-
migration years.
On display, too, was the
steering wheel from the Ellis
Island ferry, the boat which
made hourly trips to Manhat-
tan. Passengers included im-
migrants and their friends
and relatives who had come
to the island to greet them. In
fifty years, this ferry logged
over a million nautical miles.
Back on the first floor, we
took a quick look at one more
exhibit "Peopling of America"
which presented a com-
prehensive view of immigra-
tion patterns. It was located
in the area where immigrants
were guided out of the
building to ferries that took
them to New York or New
Jersey.
Visiting Ellis Island, we
were reminded of the diverse
origins of those who call
themselves Americans and of
the great adventure — despite
the hardships — of starting a
new life in a new land.
It turned out to be more
than a visit to a museum. Our
trip to Ellis Island was a
journey back to roots, a
chance to remember the
strength of those who came
before us and to feel grateful
that they made the difficult
journey. ❑
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1991
Amsterdam (JTA) — A
Dutch-born scholar from the
United States is reported to
have discovered what is
probably the only existing
copy of a controversial book
by the 17th-century Mar-
rano Uriel Acosta, who
dissented from both the
Christian faith he was forced
to adopt and the established
Judaism of his time.
Published in 1624, it is
titled Examen das Tradi-
coens Phariseas Conferidas
con a Ley (Examination of
the Pharisaic Tradition as
Compared with the Law).
The author, who was born
Gabriel da Costa in Oporto,
Portugal, in 1585, com-
mitted suicide in Amster-
dam in 1640.
According to the latest
issue of Studia Rosen-
thaliana published in
Amsterdam, the book was
found in the Royal Library of
Copenhagen by Professor
Herman Salomon, a member
of the department of French
studies at the State Univer-
sity of New York at Albany.
Until now, the Examen
was believed to survive only
in fragments quoted by Mar-
rano Acosta's friend turned
opponent, Samuel da Silva.
It is a tract that challenges
the belief in immortality.
The doctrines of resurrection
and reward and punishment
were denied and the Biblical
passages on which they were
based were condemned by
the author as spurious.
Not only did this appear to
challenge the very basis of
Judaism, it was equally an
attack on Christian doctrine,
which threatened to gravely
compromise the Jewish
community in Amsterdam in
the eyes of those who had
given it refuge.
When the book was
published, Marrano Acosta
was denounced by the com-
munity and spent several
days in prison. His book was
burned and he was fined 300
florins.
Mr. Salomon is preparing
an annotated edition of the
work.
JWV Reward
For Information
Washington (JTA) — The
Jewish War Veterans of the
United States has offered a
$1,000 reward for informa-
tion leading to the arrest
and conviction of anti-
Semitic vandals at
Macalester College in St.
Paul, Minn., JWV National
Commander Alfred
Schwartz announced.
The perpetrators re-
portedly broke into the Heb-
rew House on campus,
defiled its kosher kitchen
with human excrement and
left profane anti-Semitic
notes referring to Hitler,
kosher food and "Jewish
greed."
The intruders claimed to
represent the "Aryan Youth
Movement."