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Title: Christopher Columbus by B'nai B'rith
Source: Jewish Reference Book: B'nai B'rith Manual, 1926
URL Source: [None]
Published: Jun 23, 2006
Author: Samuel S. Cohon
Post Date: 2006-06-23 19:17:18 by bluegrass
Ping List: *New History*
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Views: 1187
Comments: 50

Source: Jewish Reference Book: B'nai B'rith Manual
Edited by Samuel S. Cohon
Cincinnati, Ohio
1926

pp. 248-250

THE JEW IN AMERICA BY SAMUEL S. COHON

The Jewish Role in the Discovery of America — While many Jews are recent immigrants, the Jew is no new arrival in this country. In point of length of residence and of service, he is the equal of any white man on this continent. That he played an important role in the discovery of America is a matter of history.

In recent years, the conviction has grown in the minds of scholars that Columbus' blood was partly Jewish. His mother, so it is alleged, came of a well-known Jewish family — the Ponte Rossi. And "Collom," which is the real name of Columbus, was that of an Italian Jewish family. As it was not safe in those days, in Spain, to be known as Jew, he called himself a "Genoese navigator." Though his origin is still a mooted question, it is pretty certain that he associated with Jews and was the recipient of their aid in his great work. When he failed to induce Ferdinand and Isabella to assist him in his undertaking, he turned to the Marrano, Louis de Santangel, the chan-celor of Aragon, for assistance. Together with his relative, Gabriel Sanchez, the royal treasurer, and his friend, Juan Cabrero, the royal chamberlain, also of Jewish blood, Santangel entered energetically into the plans of Columbus. He showed the queen the advantages to the crown and'to Spain of the discovery of a short route to India; the immortal fame and the limitless wealth that would be theirs.

Inspired by this glamor, the queen consented to pawn her jewels in order to raise sufficient funds for the expedition but she did not have to go that far. Santangel modestly requested to be permitted to advance the needed money out of his private treasury and accordingly advanced, without interest, 1,700 ducats (which is equivalent to $160,000 in our money). In view of these facts, Prof. Herbert B. Adams appropriately coined the fine epigram: "Not Jewels, but Jews were the real financial basis for the first expedition of Columbus."

Santangel's zeal was prompted, not only by his high-mindedness, but also by his Jewish loyalty. Two of his uncles were burnt by the Inquisition because of their Judaism and he himself, as may be well imagined, suffered greatly because of the mask of Catholicism which he was forced to wear. The condition of the Jews of Spain was near-ing its highest point of misery. Ferdinand and Isabella were preparing to expel all the Jews from their provinces. On August 2, 1492, about 300,000 Jews who refused to become Christians left Spain; and on the following day, Columbus, with the aid of Santangel, set sail in search of what turned out to be a haven of rest for the wandering Jews as for all the persecuted.

Columbus took with him the astronomical charts and instruments prepared by Abraham Zacuto, a Jewish professor at Salamanka. These were of incalculable service to the navigator and, on one occasion, saved the lives of the whole company. At least five members of the expedition, including the surgeon, Marco, the ship's doctor, Bernal, and the interpreter, Louis Torres, were Jews. Torres was the first European to tread on American soil and also the first to discover the use of tobacco. He won the good-will of a Cuban chief and received from him large grants of land and many slaves as presents. Columbus' recognition of his indebtedness to the Jews is shown also by the fact that the first detailed account of his discoveries was addressed to his Jewish patron, Louis de Santangel, and a similar letter was sent to Gabriel Sanchez.

Columbus' second expedition (1493) was again financed by Jewish funds. This time the money came not from the pocket of a rich Jewish patron, but out of the funds realized from the sale of the confiscated possessions of the Jews that were expelled from Spain.


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Note: Scanned from the book by me. Alerts to any typos would be appreciated.

Is anyone else curious if this is still history that B'nai B'rith holds to?

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In view of these facts, Prof. Herbert B. Adams appropriately coined the fine epigram: "Not Jewels, but Jews were the real financial basis for the first expedition of Columbus."

Hidden history flag.

bluegrass  posted on  2006-06-23   19:26:04 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: bluegrass (#2)

Hold on!

The Spanish Inquisition preceded this adventure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Inquisition

There were Muslims, Jews and Christians in Spain. So, you may as well say that it was Arabs who helped discover America.

This article is pure propaganda, revisionist history BS, IMO.

robin  posted on  2006-07-02   14:02:02 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: robin (#10)

This article is pure propaganda, revisionist history BS, IMO.

I think it's a mix of history and legend. Colom is an old Sephardic Jewish name and Columbus did get backing from Jews.

The pickler for the ADL types is that if B'nai B'rith was lying in 1926, what are they lying about now? If they're telling the truth, then the genocide stories used by them for the past 60 years are due to more than a little influence of Jews in history.

I posted this as a favor for Ferret Mike when he played the Columbus card.

bluegrass  posted on  2006-07-02   14:22:39 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: bluegrass (#12)

"I posted this as a favor for Ferret Mike when he played the Columbus card."

You understand so little in regards to Columbus, you mearely worked once more to compound your ignorance and to celebrate your favorite punching bag, the Jewish faith.

Nothing more.

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-07-02   14:33:16 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Ferret Mike (#14)

That's the worst dodge since the 1997 Ram truck.

Is B'nai B'rith of 1926 correct or mistaken?

bluegrass  posted on  2006-07-02   14:39:10 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: bluegrass (#15)

My first car was a 1955 Dodge Custom Royal I resurrected from the weeds in someone's backyard. Sorry, don't know anything about Ram trucks so if it is a sorry design, that sure is indeed possible.

As for your question, give me a complete citation and I will go check the material out at the University of Oregon library where I spend allot of time anyway. Or give me a URL where I can verify it quickly and check on the context of the quote in relation to the rest of the work.

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-07-02   14:48:37 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Ferret Mike (#17)

That's the entire section on Columbus in the book. I've never seen this text on the net. This text is from my own research using the primary source.

Wait till you see B'nai B'rith's history of Russia ca. 1926. It's hilarious.

bluegrass  posted on  2006-07-02   14:55:34 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: bluegrass (#19)

Thanks, I'll go verify this. If they don't have it there, they can get it through inter-library services.

Ferret Mike  posted on  2006-07-02   15:02:39 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#23. To: Ferret Mike (#21)

Be sure to check out the part in the book where B'nai B'rith fingers Wilhelm Marr as a "Jewish renegade". Your beloved ADL now skips over that part of Marr's history, just as they do with everything else that's inconvenient to their larger ends.


"At this time, a Hamburg journalist, Wilhelm Marr, issued a sensational pamphlet, "The Victory of Judaism over Germanism" (1879), calling for the defense of the "vanquished" against their "conquerors." It is through the writings of this Jewish renegade that the term anti-Semitism was coined, "expressing antagonism to the social and political equality of Jews." The pamphlet of this otherwise obscure writer fell on fruitful soil. It harmonized with the raging national jingoism that had mounted skyhigh with the unification of Germany and that had aimed at the creation of a unified racial and religious body of German citizens."

Source: Jewish Reference Book: B'nai B'rith Manual Edited by Samuel S. Cohon Cincinnati, Ohio 1926 pp. 287-88


bluegrass  posted on  2006-07-02 15:15:36 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#42. To: Ferret Mike (#21)

Thanks, I'll go verify this. If they don't have it there, they can get it through inter-library services.

Just curious...

Have you looked for this yet? It exists.

bluegrass  posted on  2006-10-27 18:54:20 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#43. To: Ferret Mike (#21)

Thanks, I'll go verify this. If they don't have it there, they can get it through inter-library services.

Just curious. Have you verified this yet?

bluegrass  posted on  2006-11-17 15:12:26 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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