The very first place in England to allow a Jewish cemetary? Cornwall. The very first place in England to allow a gathering of Jews to pray? Cornwall. The only place in Europe to never have had an incident of reported anti-semitism? Cornwall. The fastest growing UK holiday destination for ultra orthodox Jews? Cornwall. The only county in England that has no mosque and where a local paper successfully (but craftily) orchestrated a campaign against allowing one? Cornwall. The last place in EUROPE (apart from possibly Ireland) where Jews will be able to live without fear of anti semitic persecution in 25 years time? Any guesses? Some people believe this is because Hashem blessed Cornwall and made it a sanctuary for Jews as a reward for something which until recently no-one had any idea what it might be. Then it was worked out that the copper and tin used in the construction and adornement of King Solomon's Temple (as bronze) most probably came from Britain as that's where bronze was made in any meaningful quantities; it is certainly accepted today that the ancient Phoenicians sailed here and traded in these metals. So where in Cornwall was these smelting works over 2500 years ago? In a place, reputed to be the oldest town in Britain, called Marghasyow in Cornish. And what does Marghasyow translate as? Sea of Zion. And what is the town called today? Marazion. In fact the Cornish name is probably over 2000 years old, named at a time when no-one, absolutely no-one in Britain, had ever 'allegedly' heard of a place far away called Zion.
Thursday, 14 July 2011
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