Barten Holyday or Holiday 1593 1661 was a clergyman, author and poet. ref name ODNB F. D. A. Burns, Holyday , Barten 1593 1661 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 ref He earned a Doctor of Divinity degree, and entered the clergy in 1615 he was appointed archdeacon of Oxford by King Charles I of England Charles I in 1626. Technogamia was his only play. In 1618, the year it was produced, Holyday served as Sir Francis Stewart s chaplain on Stewart s embassy to Spain. Holyday translated the Odes Horace Odes of Horace and works of Juvenal and Persius , and wrote A Survey of the World, in Verse 1661 in literature 1661 , plus sermons and miscellaneous works. ref Alexander Chalmers, ed., The General Biographical Dictionary , London, J. Nichols & Son, et al., 1814 Vol. 18, pp. 95 6. ref He was summed up by one commentator as a good scholar, a shrewd critic, and a fair wit. ref Adolphus William Ward, A History of English Drama to the Death of Queen Anne , London, Macmillan, 1899 Vol. 3, pp. 176 8. ref His translations show strong fidelity to their originals, and have often been considered the best of his works. Samuel Johnson said in Idler 69 that his translations were those of only a scholar and a critick not a poet. He was subject of a derisory poem called Whoop Holiday , published in 1625 by Peter Heylin ref Anthony Milton, Heylyn, Peter 1599 1662 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Holyday,Barten ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1593 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1661 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Holyday,Barten Category 1593 births Category 1661 deaths Category English dramatists and playwrights ... more details
Infobox politician name Doug Holyday image imagesize caption office1 List of mayors of Toronto Deputy Mayors Deputy Mayor of Toronto term start1 December 1, 2010 term end1 predecessor1 Joe Pantalone successor1 Incumbent office2 Toronto City Councillor for Islington City Centre West Ward 3 Etobicoke Centre term start2 December 1, 2000 term end2 predecessor2 New Ward successor2 Incumbent office3 Toronto City Councillor for Markland Centennial Ward 4 Markland Centennial term start3 January 1, 1998 term end3 December 1, 2000 predecessor3 New Ward successor3 Ward Abolished office4 List of mayors of Etobicoke ... place residence occupation Businessman spouse Franca children 2 nationality Canadian Doug Holyday ... of Islington City Centre West Etobicoke Centre , He is also Deputy Mayor of Toronto. Holyday has ..., Holyday and Etobicoke council tendered the garbage collection contract, and inviting CUPE and private operations to bid. Holyday noted that CUPE s price was nowhere near what the private sector ... between the city and CUPE. Holyday also pointed out that 90 per cent of Canadian municipalities contract ... spending measures. In addition to his fiscal conservatism, Holyday has also supported conservative ... that that would have a negative impact on businesses. Holyday also supported reducing the number ... computer leasing scandal. In 2003, Now Magazine cited this voting pattern in naming Holyday ... 10 Worst Councillors. NOW Magazine. July 3, 2003 ref Holyday ran for the Legislative Assembly ..., 2003 2003 provincial election , but declined. Holyday did not face serious opposition in the Toronto ... Doug Holyday align right 13,521 align right 71.9 Peter Kudryk align right 2,684 align right 14.3 ... width 150px Candidate bgcolor DDDDFF Votes bgcolor DDDDFF Doug Holyday align right 9,757 align right ... City Councillors Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Holyday, Doug ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Holyday, Doug ... more details
plays from Holyday s period could include Thomas Nabbes Nabbes s Microcosmus , Thomas Randolph poet Randolph s The Muses Looking Glass , and William Strode s The Floating Island . In Technogamia , Holyday ... 1700 , Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2001 p. 245. ref The allegory Holyday s lengthy and detailed ..., of beer at the time . Critical responses Holyday s text is rich and dense with contemporary allusions ... more details
Bruce G. Sinclair was an Etobicoke councillor and later mayor from 1984 to 1993. He was preceded by Dennis Flynn and succeeded by Doug Holyday . He later served as Toronto City Councillor for Thistletown from 1998 2000. Before public office Sinclair worked for Bell Gouinlock Secuities Limited and Etobicoke Board of Education as a math teacher, counsellor and consultant . External links http www.toronto.ca toronto history councillors 1998 2000 sinclair1.htm City of Toronto biography Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sinclair, Bruce ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sinclair, Bruce Category Metro Toronto councillors Category Mayors of Etobicoke, Ontario Category Toronto city councillors Category Living people Ontario mayor stub ... more details
first John Michael title Doug Holyday wants to fight panhandling also, party like it s 1999 url http www.torontolife.com daily informer the old normal 2011 06 03 doug holyday wants to fight panhandling ... more details
The township Canada township of Etobicoke, Ontario came into existence in 1850 and was led by the township reeve Canada reeve from 1850 to 1967. From 1967 to 1983 the Borough of Etobicoke was served by the mayor and continued when the City of Etobicoke came into being and ended with the amalgamation in 1998 Reeves 1850 William Gamble 1851 1854 Joseph Smith 1855 1857 Alexander McFarlane 1858 1864 Edward Musson 1865 1870 William Wallace 1873 John Clark 1874 1876 William Wallace 1877 1884 Matthew Canning 1885 1896 John D. Evans 1897 1900 David L. Streight 1901 John T. Carr 1902 1905 John Bryans 1906 Franklin E. Shaver 1907 John D. Evans 1908 John Gardhouse 1909 Russell S. Warner 1910 1912 John Gardhouse 1913 1917 Charles Silverthorn 1918 James Dandridge 1919 1920 William G. Jackson 1921 1924 William J. Gardhouse 1925 1926 T.A.C. Tier 1927 1929 J. Ray Price 1930 1931 Robert Marshall 1932 William J. Gardhouse 1934 1936 William A. Armstrong 1937 William L. Stephens 1938 1943 William A. Armstrong resigned Feb. 1943 1943 1946 F.A.C. Butler 1947 1952 Clive M. Sinclair, K.C. 1953 1956 W. Beverley Lewis 1957 1962 H.O. Waffle 1963 1966 John P. MacBeth Mayors 1967 1972 Edward A. Horton 1973 1983 C. Dennis Flynn 1984 1993 Bruce Sinclair politician Bruce Sinclair effective September 4, 1984 1994 1998 Doug Holyday References http www.toronto.ca toronto history mayors reeves mayor etobicoke.htm Etobicoke Category Mayors of Etobicoke, Ontario Category Metropolitan Toronto Category Lists of mayors of places in Ontario Etobicoke, Ontario ... more details
The Responsible Government Group was a caucus of centre right Toronto City Councillor s who formed an unofficial opposition to then Mayor of Toronto Toronto Mayor David Miller Canadian politician David Miller and his mostly left wing supporters on council in the last two years of Miller s final term. The group was launched in March 2009 and included Case Ootes , Karen Stintz , David Shiner politician David Shiner , Peter Milczyn , John Parker Canadian politician John Parker , Chin Lee , Frances Nunziata , Cesar Palacio , Cliff Jenkins , Brian Ashton politician Brian Ashton , Mike Feldman Michael Feldman , Michael Del Grande and Denzil Minnan Wong . ref name rfg http network.nationalpost.com np blogs toronto archive 2009 03 25 city hall s right unites for now.aspx City hall s right unites, for now , National Post , March 25, 2009 ref The group was led by Ootes and Stintz. ref http www.eyeweekly.com municipalaffairsdesk article 59488 ref Several other right wing councillors, most notably Rob Ford and Doug Holyday , never joined the group. ref name rfg In the summer of 2009 the RGG was critical of Mayor Miller s handling of the 2009 City of Toronto inside and outside workers strike and announced that it would be voting against ratification of the collective bargaining agreement settlement between Miller and the striking CUPE locals. ref http www.ctv.ca servlet ArticleNews story CTVNews 20090730 miller strike 090730 20090730?hub TopStories T.O. mayor blasts those who would vote down deal , CTV News , July 30, 2009 ref The RGG was not active as an organised entity during the Toronto municipal election, 2010 2010 election and did not issue a campaign platform or run candidates. Following the election, which saw conservative Rob Ford elected mayor, a number of former RGG members were appointed to senior positions in Ford s administration. References reflist toronto stub Category Political parties established in 2009 Category Municipal political parties in Toronto Category ... more details
Infobox person name Bonnie Holiday image caption birth name birth date birth place death date death place spouse height weight eye color hair color ethnicity occupation Actress years active 1973 1992 alias Bonnie Chin Bonnie Holliday Bonnie Hollyday Bonnie Holyday Bonnie Stewart number of films website spelling US for color, UK for colour Bonnie Holiday is a former United States American pornographic actress who worked during the 1970s and 1980s. She started out making pornography loops and then graduated to feature films with Alex de Renzy s Lady Freaks 1973 , which also featured Annette Haven , whom she introduced to the porn industry and took as a lover. ref cite web title Annette Haven url http www.annettehaven.net publisher AnnetteHaven.net accessdate 1 April 2012 ref She retired in 1980. ref cite web title Bonnie Holiday url http www.theclassicporn.com actor Bonnie 20Holiday.html?id kebzu publisher The Classic Porn accessdate 31 March 2012 ref References Reflist External links IMDb name 0391033 Bonnie Holiday Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Holiay, Bonnie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Pornographic film actor DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Holiday, Bonnie Category American pornographic film actors Category Female pornographic film actors Category Golden Age of Porn actors Category Living people ... more details
Year nav topic 1621 literature The year 1621 in literature involved some significant events. Events August 26 Barten Holyday s Allegory allegorical play Technogamia , originally produced at Christ Church, Oxford in 1618 in literature 1618 , is staged before King James I of England James at Woodstock Palace . James did not like it, but was persuaded to stay to the end for the student actors sakes. The Corante , generally regarded as the first English newspaper, is published. Sir Francis Bacon is tried and convicted of taking bribes. New books William Alabaster De bestia Apocalypsis Robert Burton scholar Robert Burton The Anatomy of Melancholy M ric Casaubon Pietas contra maledicos patrii Nominis et Religionis Hostes Rachel Speght Mortalities Memorandum John Taylor poet John Taylor Taylor s Motto John Widdowes A Description of the World Lady Mary Wroth The Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania New drama Francis Beaumont , John Fletcher playwright John Fletcher , & Philip Massinger Thierry and Theodoret published Guillem de Castro Mocedades del Cid Thomas Dekker poet Thomas Dekker , John Ford dramatist John Ford , & William Rowley The Witch of Edmonton Ben Jonson The Gypsies Metamorphosed Tirso de Molina El vergonzoso en palacio Poetry Main 1621 in poetry George Wither Wither s Motto Births March 31 Andrew Marvell , poet d. 1678 April 25 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery , dramatist d. 1679 July 8 Jean de La Fontaine , Fables author d. 1695 Deaths May 11 Johann Arndt , theologian b. 1555 June William Strachey , eye witness historian b. 1572 August 3 Guillaume du Vair , French writer b. 1556 August 15 John Barclay 1582 1621 John Barclay , Scottish writer b. 1582 October 7 or 8 Antoine de Montchrestien , adventurer and dramatist b. c.1575 DEFAULTSORT 1621 In Literature Category 1621 books Category Years in literature fr 1621 en litt rature mk 1621 pt 1621 na literatura sq 1621 n literatur ... more details
Year nav topic 1618 literature The year 1618 in literature involved some significant events. Events Francis Bacon philosopher Sir Francis Bacon is appointed Lord Chancellor by King James I of England . Ben Jonson sets out to walk to Scotland. The King s Men playing company King s Men perform Twelfth Night at Court on Easter Monday, April 6, and The Winter s Tale on April 7. Lady Hay and eight other Court ladies plan and rehearse a Ladies Masque or Masque for Ladies , intended for a Twelfth Night holiday Twelfth Night performance but the show is cancelled a few days prior to the holiday, either by King James I of England James or Queen Anne of Denmark Anne . New books William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley Certain Precepts or Directions, For the Well ordering and Carriage of a Man s Life Renold Elstracke Braziliologia Vicente Espinel Relaciones de la vida del escudero Marcos de Obreg n Robert Fludd De Musica Mundana Michael Maier Atalanta Fugiens Friedrich Nausea A Treatise of Blazing Stars in General Edmund Reeve A Heptaglottology, that is A Treatise Concerning Seven Languages, to wit the Hebrew, Greek, Chaldean, Latin, Arabic, Syriac, Talmudicorabbinical Angelus Sala Opiologia, or A Treatise Concerning the Nature, Properties, True Preparation and Safe Use and Administration of Opium Arthur Saul The Famous Game of Chess Play John Selden History of Tythes New drama Anonymous The Tragedy of Amurath Guill n de Castro y Bellvis Comedias , part 1 Nathan Field Amends for Ladies published John Fletcher playwright John Fletcher The Loyal Subject Peter Heylin Theomachia in Latin Barten Holyday Technogamia Ben Jonson Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue masque For the Honour of Wales masque Poetry Main 1618 in poetry Jacob Cats Emblemata Juan Mart nez de J uregui y Aguilar Rimas John Taylor poet John Taylor The Pennylesse Pilgrimage Births March 23 Ferrante Pallavicino , satirist died 1644 April Agust n Moreto y Cavana , dramatist died 1661 date unknown Thomas Blount lexicographer died 1 ... more details
Infobox MLA name Linda Lillian LeBourdais image imagesize 250px caption office Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario MPP for Etobicoke West provincial electoral district Etobicoke West term start 1987 term end 1990 predecessor successor Chris Stockwell party Ontario Liberal Party birth date birth date and age 1945 03 31 birth place Montreal , Quebec residence Toronto, Ontario occupation Linda Lillian LeBourdais born March 31, 1945 is a former politician in Ontario , Canada . She was a Ontario Liberal Party Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990. LeBourdais was educated at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute , and worked as a public relations and marketing consultant in the fashion and retail sectors. She has served as president of the Liberal Party of Canada federal Liberal riding association in Etobicoke Centre electoral district Etobicoke Centre , and of the Etobicoke Centre Women s Committee. LeBourdais was also the national director of Stay Alert ... Stay Safe, a national non profit organization in the field of child safety. She was elected to the Ontario legislature in the Ontario general election, 1987 1987 provincial election , defeating Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Progressive Conservative Doug Holyday by over 6,000 votes in Etobicoke West . She served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson s government for the next three years, and was a parliamentary assistant in 1988 89. She served as advocate from Ontario s clothing and apparel industry during her time in office. Prior to the Ontario general election, 1990 1990 provincial election , LeBourdais was challenged for the Liberal nomination by a representative of a local Sikh group, which claimed the Peterson government was insufficiently responsive to minority communities. She won the nomination, but was defeated in the general election by Chris Stockwell of the Progressive Conservative Party. She has not sought a return to the legislature since this time. She r ... more details
Image VaticanFlagHalfMastOxford20050403 CopyrightKaihsuTai.JPG thumb 300px The entrance to the Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga with the flag of the Vatican City flying at half mast the day after the death of Pope John Paul II . The Oxford Oratory Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga or Oxford Oratory for short is the Roman Catholic Church Catholic parish church for the centre of Oxford , England . It is located at 25 Woodstock Road Oxford Woodstock Road . The church is presently served by the Congregation of the Oratory . St. Aloysius was originally founded as the Jesuit Society of Jesus parish of central Oxford. Completed in 1875, the building of St. Aloysius was an important step in the on going refoundation of a Roman Catholic presence in Oxford. The parish was served by notable members of the Society for many years including Gerard Manley Hopkins . The Church also housed a notable collection of relics bequeathed by Hartwell de la Garde Grissell , many of which were destroyed in the 1970s. In the 1980s, the Jesuits left the church and the parish was taken over by the Archdiocese of Birmingham . In 1990, the Maurice No l L on Couve de Murville Archbishop of Birmingham invited members of the Birmingham Oratory to take over the running of the parish and found a new Oratorian community in Oxford. Two priests from Birmingham arrived in September 1990 and, in 1993, the Oxford Oratory was established as an independent Congregation. Liturgy It is part of the tradition of the Oratory in England to ensure that the liturgy is celebrated in a dignified and worthy manner. Most Masses are celebrated in English, though Mass liturgy Mass is also celebrated every Sunday and Holyday in Latin in both the ordinary and the 1962 extraordinary form of the Roman Rite . There is also a said Latin Mass each Wednesday evening. The main focus of the liturgical life of the parish is the Solemn Mass on a Sunday. As is the tradition of the English Oratories, it is celebrated in Latin Ordinary F ... more details
Greater Toronto Services Board GTSB was created in 1998 under the Greater Toronto Services Act by the province of Ontario and began sessions in 1999. It was created following the amalgamation of the City of Toronto. In some ways it was seen as a replacement for Metro Toronto Council and regional councils around Toronto. With the lack of real political power, the GTSB ceased to exist in 2001. The board met at the Black Creek Pioneer Village administration building at 1000 Murray Ross Parkway in North York . Board The GTSB comprised local politicians appointed by their respective councils Mayor of Toronto 10 Toronto City Councillors city councillor of the City of Mississauga and also a member of Peel Region Council Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario York Region was later added as a member of the GTSB. Members of GTSB included Alan Tonks 1999 2000 Chair Gordon Chong 2001 Chair Mel Lastman member from Toronto 1999 2001 Case Ootes alternate for Mayor Lastman Toronto City Councillors and alternates Joanne Flint Bill Saundercook Dennis Fotinos Betty Disero Mario Giansante Mike Tzekas Tom Jakobek Jack Layton Norm Kelly Doug Holyday Joan King Ron Moeser Chris Korwin Kuczynski Mario Silva Howard Moscoe Maria Augimeri Joe Pantalone Sherene Shaw David Shiner politician David Shiner Bas Balkissoon Hazel McCallion member from Peel Region 1999 2001 William Bell member from York Region and former Mayor of Richmond Hill, Ontario Bob Morrow member from Hamilton, Mayor of Hamilton 1999 2000 Robert E. Wade member from Hamilton, Mayor of Hamilton 2000 2001 Powers The GTSB had power to deal with school taxes, but the only real power was the operation and financial responsibility for GO Transit from 1998 to 2001. References http www.e laws.gov.on.ca DBLaws RepealedStatutes English 98g23 e.htm Greater Toronto Services Act 1998 http www.mah.gov.on.ca userfiles HTML nts 1 1837 1.html Developing Framework for a Greater Toronto Service Board http www.google.com search?q cache ZSwIf5yCqdwJ www.reviewct ... more details
This is a list of archdeacon s of Oxford , England. Before the diocese of Oxford was created in 1541 by Henry VIII, this office was in the diocese of Lincoln Expand list date February 2011 1092 Alfred first Archdeacon of Oxford ref name BHO cite web url http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 33570 title Archdeacons Oxford publisher British History Online accessdate 2012 01 14 ref 1111 Walter of Oxford ref name BHO 1151 Robert Foliot ref name BHO 1176 Walter de Coutances ref name BHO c.1184 John of Coutances ref name BHO 1196 Walter Map ref name BHO c. 1210 1221 John of Tynemouth canon lawyer John of Tynemouth ref name BHO 1221 Matthew de Stratton ref name BHO 1222 Adam de Sancto Edmundo ref name BHO 1237 Roger Weseham ref name BHO 1240 1244 John of St Glie John de Sancto Egidio ref name BHO 1250 Richard of Gravesend ref name BHO ?1254 Robert de Mariscis ref name BHO 1259 Henry of Sandwich ref name BHO afterwards Bishop of London 1263 Richard Mepham ref name BHO 1273 John de Maydenstan ref name BHO 1275 1280 Nicholas de Heigham ref http www.leighton linslade.com tours churches lb prebendaries.html ref 1284 Simon of Ghent ref name BHO 1298 William de Sardene ref name BHO Galhardus de Mora 1433 William Lyndwood 1472 Lionel Woodville 1482 Oliver King Richard Mayo Mayew 1504 Christopher Urswick 1528 Nicholas Wilson parson Nicholas Wilson 1535 1543 Richard Coren 1543 1561 Walter Wright 1561 1592 John Kennall 1592 1614 John Drewry Drury 1614 1624 William Bridges 1625 1661 Barten Holyday 1661? 1675 Thomas Barlow bishop Thomas Barlow 1663 1664 Thomas Lamplugh 1675 1704 Timothy Halton 1704 1707 Humphrey Hody 1707 1715 Timothy Goodwin 1715 1723 William Baker bishop William Baker 1724 Robert Cook 1724 1741 George Rye 1741 1767 John Potter Dean John Potter 1767 1783 Thomas Randolph Oxford Thomas Randolph 1783 1797 George Turner 1797 1830 Phineas Pett 1830 1877 Charles Carr Clerke 1878 1895 Edwin Palmer archdeacon Edwin Palmer 1903 1921 Thomas Henry Archer Houblon 1936 ... more details
Infobox musical artist name La Perfecta image background group or band years active genre Kadans origin Martinique label DEBS Music current members La Perfecta was a ref http worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com worldmusic view page.basic country content.country martinique 44 ref big band from Martinique whose styles included Kadans cadence and Compas music compas . ref cite book title World music the rough guide, Volume 2 last McConnachie first James page 295 year 2000 publisher Rough Guides isbn 9781858286365 ref Discography Pour toujours DEBS, 1996 L inoubliable Perfecta 1979 A youskous pas fe fou DEBS Help me baby La divinit DEBS Retrouvailles Hibiscus Records Album Retrouvailles Label Hibiscus Records Ann e 2003 1. Perfeta L original 2. Wou 3. Fais Pas Si Fais Pas Ca 4. L anmou Ce M t 5. Peyi A Ka Chalvire 6. R verie 7. Titine Makrel 8. Manmaye Jodi 9. Devoir De M moire 10. La Divinit 11. Ayen 12. Devoir De M moire Album Pour toujours Label DEBS Music Ann e 1996 1. Sevi ou mori 2. Nou toujou la 3. Dilou 4. Mamy 5. En nous alle 6. Mon caporal 7. Holyday s flight 8. Pli ta pli tris 9. Tcha tcha co ou Album 1970 1980 Label DEBS Music 1. Indicatif 2. Tout c yo 3. Hotel california 4. Courage 5. Cr puscule 6. Manmaill la 7. R ve moin 8. La pri re Album A youskous pas fe fou Label DEBS Music Album Help me baby 1. Help me baby 2. Chimin an 3. Suplication 4. Yo que save 5. Refuge moin Album La divinit Label DEBS Music 1. La divinit 2. Baille chabon 3. Laisse i passe 4. Constatation 5. Angela 6. Getting out the darkness 7. Il le fallait 8. Si ou pas le comprend 9. Fasaria Album La perfecta l atrium Label DEBS Music 1. Clair de Lune l escale 2. Tout bagaye par 3. A youskous 4. Cuando mega si 5. Getting out the darkness 6. Help me baby 7. Ad libitum 8. Face face 9. La pri re 10. Chimen an 11. La divinit 12. La Perfecta au Bataclan 13. Interviews 14. A youskous version originale Album Tout bagail parer Label DEBS Music 1. Tout bagail parer 2. A youskous pas fe fou ... more details
Judaism NOTOC The Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation of the Living God Pillar & Ground of Truth, Inc. are a sect of Black Hebrews, founded in 1919 by Nigeria n born Rabbi Wentworth Arthur Matthew , ref name maahcg The Manhattan African American History and Culture Guide, Museum of the City of New York ref who believe that people of Ethiopia n descent represent one of the Ten Lost Tribes lost tribes of Israel . ref name maahcg They claim King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba as their ancestors, and believe the biblical patriarchs to have been black. ref http religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu nrms blackjews.html University of Virginia New Religious Movements website ref Image RabbiMatthewHoldingTorah.jpg thumb left Rabbi Wentworth Arthur Matthew holding a Sefer Torah Torah scroll . The mother congregation of the movement has since 1962 been located at 1 West 123rd Street in Harlem , New York City . Most of its members are black but it has always had white visitors and occasionally white members. They use the David de Sola Pool De Sola Pool Spanish and Portuguese Jews Spanish and Portuguese prayerbook, the Joseph H. Hertz Hertz Humash Chumash , parchment Torah scrolls, and offer standard orthodox Sephardi style Sabbath and Jewish Holyday services. The congregation is featured in a scene from the 1970 motion picture The Angel Levine ref http www.mgm.com title clip.php?title star ANGELLEV The Angel Levine , MGM.com ref which starred Harry Belafonte and Zero Mostel . In 1973, Matthew died, creating an interior conflict over who would be the new leader. David Matthew Dor , who was 16 years old at the time, was named spiritual leader of the congregation just before Matthew s death. In 1975, the board of the congregation elected Willie White to be the new leader. Dor continued to host services at the synagogue until the early 1980s, when White began locking people out. Dor at this time was working as a lawyer , but states that he often tried to enter the syn ... more details
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