Ties of Tarshish, Tunisia & Mulek (Eryj Ben Sassi 2 of 3)

Tunisia has the oldest synagogue outside Israel. Does it have Book of Mormon ties? Eryj Ben Sassi discusses, Tarshish, Tunisia, & the Book of Mormon character Mulek and how he may have come to Tunisia on his way to North America. Check out our conversation....



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Philip Beale's Visit to Tunisia 

GT  00:27  I'm trying to remember. I've seen Yuri Sanada's video. And when Philip Beale was leaving, because he visited Tunisia...



Eryj  00:40  Yes, this is how I know him.



GT  00:42  Oh, were you there? That's what I was going to ask.



Eryj  00:43  I met him. Okay. In 2019, we received the ship and the crew. We prepared the big reception.



GT  00:53  It was a big reception! It didn't even make the newspaper here in America, I don’t think. But it was a big deal in Tunisia.



Eryj  01:01  In Tunisia, a lot of newspapers talked about this event, media. It was very important for us. We have the support of our government, our Minister of Culture, our Minister of Tourism, also, and a lot of organizations, companies believe in this project and also an association of Marines.



GT  01:35  Okay.



Eryj  01:40  We made the reception there. We took all the crew members to visit Carthage to visit the Coliseum of Elgin and we were invited in the Prince's house. He is a descendant of the last Bey of Tunisia. So we have a small museum, a private museum in his house.



GT  02:08  Oh, wow.



Eryj  02:09  Yes. And he invited all the group to his house, and we ate Tunisian food, and it was awesome.



GT  02:21  Yeah, I bet.



Eryj  02:22  So after this event, I followed, personally, the ship. It sailed around Morocco, where we organized with the association in Essaouira, which is chaired by Mr. Andre Azoulay, who is the adviser of his Majesty, the King of Morocco. He also has the same values that we want to highlight our history. He was amazed by receiving the Phoenicia ship and the crew. They organized, also, a big reception, in Essaouira. From that time, it was the last time I saw the Phoenician ship with my eyes. When I look like this, I have this image of the Phoenicia ship leaving the port of Essaouira.



GT  03:41  Oh, nice, that is interesting.



Eryj  03:43  But I followed, also, the ship until it arrived to Florida. I tried to help, but it was very difficult to help from Tunisia to find a place for her in Florida. Hopefully, there's somebody who helped the Phoenicia to have a place.



GT  04:07  Okay. And so, this was a big news. I know Philip had a satellite phone, so that he could communicate. But really, there wasn't much communication going on. I guess they must have had a generator for batteries and things, because I know, Yuri had a camera, so they had to keep the camera going.



Eryj  04:34  Exactly.



GT  04:35  And so they had a few modern amenities that the ancient Phoenicians probably didn't have. But do you remember how long it took from--so the last stop was in Morocco?



Eryj  04:48  Yes.



GT  04:48  Until they, I guess they landed somewhere before Florida?



Eryj  04:53  Yes, so from Morocco they went to Tenerife.



GT  04:58  Okay.



Eryj  04:59  And from Tenerife, I think they left Morocco, I think, the first of November, one week after they arrived to Tenerife, if I have a good memory.