his entme's Day share a tender moment Unique Novelties Risque Greeting Cards Sensuous Oils & Lotions Video Sales & Rentals Do you know Mr. Walcott? How about Calypso Louis? ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR Q: I recently read about a Jew- ish-Mexican film director named Daniel Goldberg Lerner. Later in the article, he was referred to as Mr. Goldberg, not Mr. Lerner. I assume that Jews in Central and South American countries fol- low the Latin American custom of using the surnames of both one's father and mother, in that order. Is this true? How long ago did Jews in Spain or Latin American coun- tries adopt this custom? Could an ingredient with a name of a place in the Holy Land be so bad? A: Pass the tofu burg- From reader S.S. in Atlanta Outrageous Joke Gifts • .:§ •••• Boys will be boys. S1-100NA KIDS- 2454 Orchard Lake Road Sylvan Lake at The Loading Dock 810-738-0579 ers. The ingredient is caramel, not carmel. Caramel is a food. Basi- cally, it is cooked sugar. For confectionery pur- poses, it usually is made with butter, or cream and vanilla. The word is derived directly from French and ultimately from the Greek kalam- os, or "reed." It has noth- ing to do with Mount Carmel in Haifa. A.-The use of a compound sur- name is characteristic of Span- ish culture and is common in Spain as well as other Spanish- speaking countries. Custom Q: I was fascinated to puts the father's family name read Tell Me Why's riveting first, followed by the mother's biographical profile of the family name. In most cases, the great 19th-century Jewish names are joined by the letter Track star, dancer, minister. Louis Farrakhan violinist, Joseph Joachim. "y," the Spanish word for "and." does it all! Occasionally, under foreign in- I was disappointed to learn fluence, the names are joined coming this spring from Harper- he had converted to Chris- by a hyphen. Over the cen- Collins, reports that Mr. Far- tianity, even if only to advance his turies, the mother's name was rakhan, then known as Louis career. Was there no other notable added sometimes, but this did Eugene Walcott, graduated in 19th-century Jewish violinist who not become frequent until the 1951 from English High. Inci- 1700s. remained Jewish? Many Jews in Spanish- dentally, Walcott/Farrakhan A: Interestingly enough, the was a member of the track team speaking countries also use man you are looking for was compound surnames. There is while in school, where one of his one ofJoachim's teachers, Fer- close friends was Jewish. no specific Jewish rationale, dinand David. Born in 1810 in other than their desire to fit in Hamburg, he began his career Q: I don't know what to do with as a professional violinist when with the general culture. Jews with compound sur- my mother. She is on a health-food he was a mere 15. names are found most often in craze that's about to drive us all In 1836, through the influ- Latin American countries. nuts. Last night we had all-grain ence of his friend and Jewish Spain expelled its Jews in 1492 casserole. Before that, it was apostate, Felix Mendelssohn, and only recently welcomed the he was named leader of the reestablishment of a Jewish brown rice and vegetables. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orches- community in its borders. (In night before, it was grain burgers. tra. Seven years later, he be- 1992, King Juan Carlos I signed Much more of this and I'm going came violin instructor at the a royal decree officially cancel- to turn into a bean sprout. Leipzig Conservatory. ing the 1492 Edict of Expul- It was as a teacher that I've decided to engage my sion). Today, about 14,000 Jews David was most important. Not mother in a bet. She agreed that if only Joachim, but many of the reside in Spain. I could prove that candy has nu- great (and not-so-great) violin- Q: Perhaps Tell Me Why could tritional merit, we could go back ists of the late-19th century furnish me with some answers. I to spaghetti and steak and pizza. came to Leipzig for his instruc- tion. Mendelssohn himself understand that Louis Farrakhan But if I lose, I have to have tofu sought David's advice while graduated from Boston English High burgers for a composing his violin con- School. In what year did he gradu- week. certo. David composed five So off I went ate, and what was his name at the violin concertos and one to the candy time? symphony, all pop- aisle of my fa- From reader L. W. ular in his lifetime, in Lake Worth, Fla. vorite grocery now largely forgot- Afrhe Rev. Farrakhan (as he's store. And ten. He died in called by followers), or Calypso hark! There I 1873. Louis, (as Rush Limbaugh fans discovered know him, from his dancing days), did indeed graduate from numerous con- coctions containing carmel. I in- Boston English High School. Arthur Magida, author of tend to bring it home as proof to Send questions to "Tell Me Why . " Prophet of Rage: A Life of Louis my mother. After all, carmel is like c I o The Jewish News, 27676 Farrakhan and His Nation, Mount Carmel. in Israel, right? Franklin Rd., Southfield, MI R NS PHOTO/WID E WORL D with someone you love! Sexy Lingerie Louis, Louis ❑ 48034 or send fax to 354-6069.