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Man on the Rock - Mayor Solomon Levy and the Jews of Gibraltar (Paperback)
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Man on the Rock - Mayor Solomon Levy and the Jews of Gibraltar (Paperback)
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This is the story of perhaps the world's most unusual Jewish
community, told through the eyes of the oldest member of one of its
most unusual families. Solomon 'Momy' Levy is one of the best known
figures in Gibraltar. Levy was the Rock's first civic mayor, and he
is a prominent and cherished part of both civic and Jewish life.
His friendships with the Governors of the Rock are legion. Solomon
Levy's story is told with a wonderfully humorous approach, and it
includes accounts of his schooling at the Jewish private school
Carmel College in Britain; his astonishingly close family; his
dealings with a succession of Governors; his attachment to the
Queen and all things British; and his relations with the local
Catholic clergy, particularly its bishop. Written by Michael
Freedland, a renowned journalist and broadcaster, Man on the Rock
is also very much the story of the Gibraltar community, which is
Jewish in a way few others in the non-Charedi Diaspora are. Walk
through the main street on a Shabbat and one will see shop after
shop closed. Hence, unlike in other places, Saturday is not the
busiest trading day of the week. Solomon Levy embodies this
religious approach, as this anecdote demonstrates: As an officer in
the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, he was asked to lead the 10-gun
salute for the Queen's Birthday. The trouble was that it occurred
on a Shabbat, so he consulted his rabbi. What do you have to do?
asked the rabbi. Just shout, Fire , he replied. So do it, said the
rabbi. I then walked all the way to the top of the rock and ordered
Fire Everyone seemed happy with that.
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