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Show America's Debt to Jews. Jews figured very prominently In tho Mlscovery of America by Columbus according ac-cording to Itnhhl David I'hlllpson of Clnclunnll. Thellrst man who stepped on the shore of tho new world was the Interpreter of the expedition, I.uls dc Torres, a Jew, Ilernnl, the Milp surgeon, sur-geon, was nlso n Jew, ns were severnl members of the crew. It Is nlo now said to be established thnt the hiug-credlled belief that Queen IsnlK'Hii pawned her Jewels to furnish Columbus with tho funds for the trip Is n legend. These funds, It b said, were furnished by two Jews, Luis de Snntnngel nnd Gabriel Sanchez. A letter let-ter by Columbus to Sanchez Is still ex-taut, ex-taut, In which he gWes some account of his exploits. |