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believe that peace between
the two is "a far-fetched
dream."
Yet Muslim-Jewish histo-
ry is in fact "rich with this
cordiality, this harmony,"
Imam Fareed said.
Imam Mardini labeled an-
tagonism in the Middle East
the result of politics, not re-
ligion. But problems could
be solved if both Muslims
and Jews followed God's
will, he said.
Preceding their talks, the
guests — all members of the
Greater Detroit Interfaith
Round Table — had com-
pleted fasting for Ramadan,
the month-long observance
during which Muslims abs-
tain from food and drink
from sunrise to sunset.
Just after their speeches,
the men spoke briefly about
their own lives.
A convert from Christiani-
ty and former altar boy,
Imam Bey El-Amim said he
became a Muslim as part of
his search "for the deeper
spiritual meaning of life."
He said Black Muslims
have, in the past, incorrectly
asserted that Islam regards
"the white man as the
devil." In fact, the Koran
says all men are created
equal and those of all faiths
who believe in God and per-
form good deeds will be
rewarded, he said.
Imam Mardini is a native
of Lebanon, who holds a
bachelor's degree in com-
parative religion and a
master's degree in the
Islamic banking system.
Asked about Lebanese
Muslims' attitudes toward
the United States, Imam
Mardini first gave a long
sigh. Then he said the
Lebanese are bombarded
with negative reports about
the United States and have
been greatly affected by
fighting in their country.
A 16-year-old boy will have
grown up seeing nothing but
war in Lebanon, he said.
"What do you want him to
think?"
Born in South Africa,
Imam Fareed attended a
seminary in India and
studied in Egypt. He holds a
master's degree in religious
studies. ❑
Can You Say
Maize In Hebrew?
NOAM M.M. NEUSNER
Staff Writer
n 1492, Columbus sailed
. . .
Mnemonics aside, this
year marks the 500th an-
niversary of several
milestones in Spanish histo-
ry — including the well-
fated but ill-planned
discovery of the New World.
But, as the old saying goes,
was it good for the Jews?
The history books tell us
When Columbus
made contact with
the Indians, some
people thought
they were the lost
tribes of Israel.
that 1492 also meant the ex-
pulsion of the Jews from
Spain. Not so good. Lest we
forget, however, that it was
not all bad, the University of
Michigan's Frankel Center
for Judaic Studies is running
a series of programs observ-
ing both the expulsion of
Spanish Jews and the
discovery of the New World.
Most see the two events as
unrelated — not Richard
Popkin of UCLA, who will be
speaking 7:30 p.m. Sunday
at Rackham Amphitheatre.
According to Mr. Popkin's
research, around the time of
Columbus' "discovery," all
of Christian Europe thought
that if the lost tribes of
Israel could be found, the Se-
cond Coming would occur.
When Columbus made
contact with aboriginal
Americans, many people
theorized that these native
Americans were the lost
Jews. Some said that
Spanish Jews would actually
communicate with the na-
tives in Hebrew, and that
their password was from the
Sh'ma. Similarities were in-
vented about how Indians
and Jews both were savages
and cannibals.
Also part of the weekend
conference will be a Satur-
day night concert by the
Waverly Consort, a singing
group specializing in
Renaissance-era music.
They will perform works from
Jewish, 15th century church
and Moorish Spain.
The program, which is part
of a year-long commemora-
tion, has explored the expul-
sion with lectures on
Spanish Jews and conversos
(Jewish converts to Chris-
tianity) in medieval Spain.
Future events include lec-
tures on Jewish com-
munities in the New World
and American Jewish
perceptions of Columbus. ❑
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