The fifth day of the Maimonides’ celebration passed today with festivities undiminished. Chief Rabbi Julien Weil of France was the principal speaker at a ceremony arranged by the Cordoba celebration committee.
It was revealed that Professor David Baumgart, formerly of the University of Berlin, has been invited by the committee as one of the principal guests. The Nazi government, however, did not permit him to leave the country.
Addressing today’s celebration in honor of the Rambam, Rabbi Weil declared that, after the Jewish exile from Jerusalem, Spain became a new land of Israel. Dr. Weil referred to the persecutions of Jews which are now going on in other European countries and praised the attitude of Spain as being no longer one of tolerance only but of hearty respect toward the Jewish people.
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