The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-17
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Out q tne myth ana legend sur
rounding tne ngure q Moses, Sno-
lem Ascn mas woven ms own co
iorful tapestry q men ana ages.
FOR wniie ne mas Dasea nus iictlon
on ne o'oest scripturai, rAdi1lons'
nls y noyei.
And yet 4 - more than q novel.
The author has taken the skeleton
q ine zig isstament taie ana re-
ciotnea = Y ilesn anp Dlooo' eivlns
ire g tne snaooNy figures o. mo-
scs ioioNers, creaIing in0lViouais
where pelore mere were oniy
tribes.
And he has given as his interpre-
tatim Of Moses, showing IN turn
the facets Of the mans complex ma
ture. First he Is the prophet,
warning the people Of the troubles
WHICH Wouiu peset israei u ney
turneo asl1e from Sou. inen IS
y tne c en- ieaueI. por, =
coIhnanu s%1 ,ne lawsisel, isy-
ing ooWn Mlss TUES =, INC soseIn
me q ms people ana me pau,-
arcn, i.tler g ne ulpes, in.etcen-
mg WIN Jenovan On tnelr nenan.
Amer nk interpretation q me ie.
gene beyond eoo1 ana evH ana
nme, nc presents Moses tne NAN,
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Inc oook negins WIN WHO oes-
cription q Inc ~ EGYPT 10 tne days
wnen tne hebrews were enslaved
~ mat land. Inc autnor taxes ne
reader % me court q tne Pna-
Taons' WIN It's luxury and masni.
ficence, WIN It's strange rites ana
mysucai cuts o. - ana oslis.
Inc slaves are q work under me
lash Of the oyerSeers IN the blaz-
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Moses crows % MANHOOD, ieav-
ing ine palace 20 I'VE among ms
people, worsnippine me 600 q ms
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80 nsM ,nfousn tne iopR years
= u'e DooA' Moses y nlmseu us
nesIna'ion. ue y porn 70 faifn,
sInssle eng nsrasnip. . strong
snu nvius 1nink ialln ~ nis 1od,
ms mission, pls people ana himself.
Another quality which Sholem
Asch attributes TO Moses is auiho-
rity. II Is often forgatten that this
great biblical figure was educated
as an Egyptian prince and bis high
sense Of bis own responsibility to-
wards . people committed to bis
charge derives from bis early
training He was born i leader.
The people OF Israel recognized
this When mey followed him.
The author docs not deny that
Moses was ruthless. Mr.. Asch
pleads that through Moses. Joho.
yah was renewing bis great act Of
creation, that Moses was his ii.
strument for making band 81
slaves into q strong and holy peo.
pie. AS . good sculptor Is ruthless
when he hammers away the stone
10 produce perfect lines, SO Moses
destroyed all who were not worthy
q tne gfssi cause g which they
we're dedicated. Al first he bad
nopea ms1 freedom might regene-
sses mlSns muse new determine.