TRAVEL EXPRESSIONS OF STYLE Ellis Island Continued from preceding page 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. ❑ NEWS 1 Scholar Finds Rare Book By 17th Century Heretic Presidents' Day Savings February 15, 16, 17, 18 Another Nail Studio Arbor Drugs Azade' Barry's Let's Rent It Blockbuster Video Breadwinner Carnaby Street Children's Crossings Continental Cablevision Continental Exclusives Cocktails Danielle Peleg Art Gallery Domino's Pizza Elegance Tailoring Harrison Luggage Hushh Jean's of Bloomfield Kroger Palmer Optical/Lone Pine Mai Kai Cleaners Maher Furs Master's Candy Medallion Restaurant Merlin's Restaurant Nail Concepts Nuance Pak & Ship Pine Lake Shoe Repair Regards Richard Burger Gallery Room At The Bottom Sally's Designs Salvatore's Salon Secretary of State Uniglobe Funtastic Travel Yogurt Delights NOW OPEN Manuel's-Mexican Cuisine Sports Adventure Trends For Young Men Your Image International OPENING SOON Famie's Chicken EXCLUSIVELY AT ■ /• •• 07. 11.. .ww ■ Tempting Fashions, Gifts and Food To Satisfy All Your Appetites. Orchard Lake Road At Lone Pine Road • West Bloomfield 66 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."